Origins of the Heron surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 538North West 106Isle of ManYorkshire 196East Midlands 23West Midlands 19East 29London 485South East 169South West 29South Wales 19Mid Wales 3West Wales 1North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Herons lived in north-east

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    8,400 Heron Travel & migration records
    25,000 Herons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Herons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Herons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    141

    Domestic Servant

    71

    Housekeeper

    63

    House Keeper

    56

    Annuitant

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Herons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    173

    General Labourer

    102

    Tailor

    81

    Blacksmith

    74

    Farmer

    74

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