Origins of the Heritage surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 63East Midlands 22West Midlands 254East 73London 269South East 173South West 23South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heritages lived in london

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    850 Heritage Travel & migration records
    12,000 Heritages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heritage

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

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    What are the most common Heritage first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Heritages

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heritages in 1921

    Dressmaker

    71

    Laundress

    51

    General Servant Domestic

    43

    Domestic Servant

    33

    Cook Domestic

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Heritages in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    Farm Labourer

    53

    General Labourer

    51

    Carpenter

    42

    Farmer

    32

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