Origins of the Heyward surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 2West Midlands 16East 27London 58South East 49South West 67South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 45Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heywards lived in south-west

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    530 Heyward Travel & migration records
    4,100 Heywards found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Heywards

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    Commmon female occupations for Heywards in 1921

    Widow

    25

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    16

    Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Heywards in 1921

    Yeoman

    42

    Farmer

    26

    Husbandman

    26

    Blacksmith

    19

    Farmers Son

    18

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