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The earliest occurrence of the Herbert surname in our family history documents is from 1462, and we currently have 491,140 records where Herbert appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
699 Herberts were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Herberts were most likely to live in London.
Not all Herberts were law-abiding. We found 848 in criminal records.
1001 Herberts served in the First World War.
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