Origins of the Hibbs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 33Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 83West Midlands 140East 71London 201South East 95South West 129South Wales 58Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hibbses lived in london

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    1,100 Hibbs Travel & migration records
    10,000 Hibbses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hibbses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hibbses in 1921

    Laundress

    80

    Dressmaker

    68

    Tailoress

    30

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Living On Own Means

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Hibbses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Coal Miner

    40

    General Labourer

    33

    Stone Mason

    31

    Carter

    30

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