Origins of the Heyes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 30Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 149East Midlands 17West Midlands 10East 41London 3249South East 24South West 10South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heyeses lived in london

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    2,100 Heyes Travel & migration records
    26,000 Heyeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Heyeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heyeses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    332

    Weaver Cotton

    73

    Housekeeper

    71

    Dressmaker

    62

    Cotton Winder

    61

    Commmon male occupations for Heyeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    438

    Coal Miner Hewer

    183

    Cotton Weaver

    122

    Farmer

    100

    Collier

    86

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