Origins of the Hewell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 10West Midlands 20East 29London 64South East 44South West 10South Wales 13Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hewells lived in london

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    350 Hewell Travel & migration records
    2,200 Hewells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hewell

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    What are the most common Hewell first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hewells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hewells in 1921

    House Servant

    14

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Milliner

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Hewells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    General Labourer

    9

    Carpenter

    7

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Ab

    6

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