Origins of the Hellings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 8West Midlands 1East 19London 68South East 63South West 76South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hellingses lived in south-west

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    400 Hellings Travel & migration records
    3,300 Hellingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hellings

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    We have for the Hellings surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Hellings first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hellingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hellingses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Annuitant

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Hellingses in 1921

    Master

    13

    Tailor

    13

    Carpenter

    11

    Farm Labourer

    11

    General Labourer

    10

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