Origins of the Hewson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 169North West 148Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 401East Midlands 562West Midlands 117East 48London 363South East 191South West 29South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hewsons lived in east-midlands

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    3,200 Hewson Travel & migration records
    25,000 Hewsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hewson

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    Common jobs for Hewsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hewsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    125

    Laundress

    70

    General Servant Domestic

    65

    House Servant

    53

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Hewsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    120

    Farmer

    96

    General Labourer

    77

    Bricklayer

    76

    Joiner

    76

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