Origins of the Hermitage surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 1West Midlands 2East 30London 82South East 88South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hermitages lived in south-east

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    220 Hermitage Travel & migration records
    2,200 Hermitages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hermitage

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    What are the most common Hermitage first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hermitages

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hermitages in 1921

    Laundress

    13

    Dressmaker

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Servant

    7

    At Home

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Hermitages in 1921

    General Labourer

    19

    Cement Labourer

    15

    Laborer

    13

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Painter

    9

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