Origins of the Hewkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 46East Midlands 24West Midlands 27East 5London 29South East 7South West 1South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hewkins lived in yorkshire

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    46 Hewkin Travel & migration records
    1,200 Hewkins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hewkins

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    Commmon female occupations for Hewkins in 1921

    Laundress

    7

    Woollen Weaver

    7

    Dressmaker

    5

    Assisting In The Business

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Hewkins in 1921

    Joiner

    32

    Coal Miner

    11

    Plasterer

    8

    Carpenter

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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