Origins of the Hedges surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 9Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 31East Midlands 68West Midlands 147East 312London 1074South East 532South West 290South Wales 25Mid Wales 3West Wales 6North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hedgeses lived in london

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    3,800 Hedges Travel & migration records
    36,000 Hedgeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hedges

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    What are the most common Hedges first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hedgeses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Hedgeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    176

    Laundress

    152

    General Servant Domestic

    90

    Domestic Servant

    82

    Straw Plaiter

    76

    Common male occupations for Hedgeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    258

    Carpenter

    157

    Farm Labourer

    150

    Farmer

    147

    General Labourer

    146

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