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Origins of the Hext surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West MidlandsEastLondon 20South East 33South West 195South Wales 6Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hexts lived in south-west

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    300 Hext Travel & migration records
    3,300 Hexts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hext

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    What are the most common Hext first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hexts

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

    Common female occupations for Hexts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Farmers Wife

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Charwoman

    8

    Common male occupations for Hexts in 1921

    Farmer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    General Labourer

    17

    Stone Mason

    15

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