Origins of the Hewes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 5Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 28East Midlands 74West Midlands 23East 142London 94South East 39South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heweses lived in east

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    1,000 Hewes Travel & migration records
    4,500 Heweses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hewes

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    Common jobs for Heweses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heweses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    18

    Tailoress

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Housekeeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Heweses in 1921

    Fisherman

    42

    Carpenter

    29

    Yeoman

    21

    Brewer

    20

    Baker

    18

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