Origins of the Hett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 43West MidlandsEast 4London 12South East 18South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hetts lived in east-midlands

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    620 Hett Travel & migration records
    1,600 Hetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hetts in 1921

    Private Means

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Living On Her Own Means

    6

    Milliner

    6

    Dress Maker

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Hetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Coal Miner

    14

    Solicitor

    13

    Clerk

    9

    Farm Labourer

    8

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