Origins of the Hele surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 2West Midlands 5East 8London 47South East 23South West 55South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heles lived in south-west

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    210 Hele Travel & migration records
    1,700 Heles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hele

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    What are the most common Hele first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Heles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heles in 1921

    Widow

    20

    Living On Own Means

    9

    General Servant

    8

    Milliner

    6

    Spinster

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Heles in 1921

    Gentleman

    32

    Yeoman

    13

    General Labourer

    12

    Merchant

    12

    Esquire

    11

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