Origins of the Heighway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 12West Midlands 128East 5London 130South East 13South West 1South WalesMid Wales 11West Wales 7North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heighways lived in london

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    260 Heighway Travel & migration records
    3,200 Heighways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heighway

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    What are the most common Heighway first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Heighways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heighways in 1921

    Annuitant

    10

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    House Keeper

    8

    Farmer

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Heighways in 1921

    Farmer

    20

    Coal Miner

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    Farmers Son

    13

    Grocer

    12

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