Origins of the Hewison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 299North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 138East Midlands 36West Midlands 2East 23London 85South East 42South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hewisons lived in north-east

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    510 Hewison Travel & migration records
    7,400 Hewisons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hewisons

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    Commmon female occupations for Hewisons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    House Servant

    18

    Housekeeper

    17

    Living On Own Means

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Hewisons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    59

    Coal Miner Hewer

    38

    Farmer

    32

    Joiner

    28

    Butcher

    26

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