Origins of the Herberts surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 10West Midlands 3EastLondon 15South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Herbertses lived in yorkshire

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    120 Herberts Travel & migration records
    780 Herbertses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Herberts

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Herbertses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Herbertses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Laundress

    3

    At School

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Herbertses in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

    Farmer

    10

    General Labourer

    4

    Engine Driver

    3

    Mab Ffarmur Gwairrar Farm

    3

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