Origins of the Heppell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 269North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 84East Midlands 8West Midlands 6East 6London 41South East 34South West 19South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heppells lived in north-east

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    450 Heppell Travel & migration records
    5,100 Heppells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Heppells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heppells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Heppells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    67

    Coal Miner Hewer

    42

    Farmer

    22

    Blacksmith

    15

    Joiner

    14

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