Origins of the Heeks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 5West Midlands 104East 4London 16South East 17South West 32South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heekses lived in west-midlands

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    2,000 Heekses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Heeks first names?

    William

    Thomas

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Heekses

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    Commmon female occupations for Heekses in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Gloveress

    5

    Housemaid Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Heekses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Coal Miner

    8

    Carpenter

    7

    Farm Labourer

    7

    General Labourer

    7

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