Origins of the Hewlett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 26Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 88East Midlands 31West Midlands 138East 90London 420South East 204South West 285South Wales 111Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hewletts lived in london

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    3,200 Hewlett Travel & migration records
    19,000 Hewletts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hewletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hewletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Laundress

    58

    Living On Own Means

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    54

    Domestic Servant

    38

    Commmon male occupations for Hewletts in 1921

    Carpenter

    130

    Agricultural Labourer

    103

    General Labourer

    74

    Tailor

    52

    Coal Miner

    48

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