Origins of the Hesp surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 57North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 103East Midlands 5West Midlands 3EastLondon 34South East 8South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hesps lived in yorkshire

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    130 Hesp Travel & migration records
    2,700 Hesps found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hesp

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    What are the most common Hesp first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hesps

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hesps in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    House Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Hesps in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Tailor

    16

    Farm Servant

    14

    Farmer

    9

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