Origins of the Heys surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 74Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 105East Midlands 7West Midlands 20East 5London 1954South East 30South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heyses lived in london

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    1,500 Heys Travel & migration records
    20,000 Heyses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Heyses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heyses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    784

    Weaver Cotton

    166

    Cotton Winder

    131

    Weaver

    122

    Housekeeper

    74

    Commmon male occupations for Heyses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    433

    Coal Miner

    130

    Weaver

    114

    Weaver Cotton

    101

    Cotton Spinner

    75

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