Origins of the Hey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 76North West 27Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1898East Midlands 23West Midlands 19East 58London 651South East 33South West 33South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heys lived in yorkshire

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    2,900 Hey Travel & migration records
    25,000 Heys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Hey first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Heys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heys in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    174

    Cotton Weaver

    139

    Dressmaker

    92

    Worsted Spinner

    80

    Woollen Weaver

    74

    Commmon male occupations for Heys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    89

    Wool Comber

    88

    Farmer

    87

    Cotton Weaver

    83

    Yeoman

    65

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