Origins of the Hendry surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 214North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 97East Midlands 23West Midlands 20East 170London 305South East 116South West 29South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hendrys lived in london

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    10,000 Hendry Travel & migration records
    34,000 Hendrys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hendry

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    What are the most common Hendry first names?

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    Common jobs for Hendrys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hendrys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    180

    Domestic Servant

    162

    Housekeeper

    118

    House Keeper

    89

    F S

    86

    Commmon male occupations for Hendrys in 1921

    Farm Servant

    182

    Farmer

    182

    Fisherman

    180

    Coal Miner

    172

    Tailor

    128

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