Origins of the Herbert surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 370North West 179Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 631East Midlands 815West Midlands 647East 840London 3074South East 1193South West 858South Wales 525Mid Wales 137West Wales 5North Wales 44Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Herberts lived in london

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    21,000 Herbert Travel & migration records
    110,000 Herberts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Herbert

    How common is your surname?

    339th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Herbert surname. The oldest one dates back to 1559.

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    What are the most common Herbert first names?

    William

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Herberts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Herberts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    573

    Laundress

    399

    Domestic Servant

    284

    General Servant Domestic

    244

    General Servant

    238

    Commmon male occupations for Herberts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    540

    General Labourer

    391

    Carpenter

    298

    Coal Miner

    285

    Bricklayer

    283

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