Origins of the Heyworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 45Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 203East Midlands 21West Midlands 5East 3London 1198South East 12South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heyworths lived in london

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    1,400 Heyworth Travel & migration records
    13,000 Heyworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heyworth

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    What are the most common Heyworth first names?

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    Common jobs for Heyworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heyworths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    427

    Weaver Cotton

    125

    Weaver

    56

    Dressmaker

    53

    Cotton Winder

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Heyworths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    272

    Weaver Cotton

    110

    Stone Mason

    57

    Coal Miner

    49

    Weaver

    46

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