Origins of the Heycock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 4West Midlands 13East 7London 17South East 8South West 131South WalesMid Wales 15West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heycocks lived in south-west

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    220 Heycock Travel & migration records
    1,500 Heycocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heycock

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    What are the most common Heycock first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Heycocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heycocks in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    At Home

    9

    Dressmaker

    9

    Widow

    5

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Heycocks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    Collier

    21

    Butcher

    11

    Coalminer

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

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