Origins of the Hersey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 3West Midlands 2East 23London 185South East 260South West 8South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Herseys lived in south-east

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    1,300 Hersey Travel & migration records
    4,700 Herseys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hersey

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    What are the most common Hersey first names?

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    Common jobs for Herseys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Herseys in 1921

    Laundress

    24

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Dressmaker

    15

    Housemaid Domestic

    13

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Herseys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Gardener

    42

    General Labourer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Carpenter

    15

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