Origins of the Hick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 75North West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 484East Midlands 7West Midlands 49East 15London 86South East 34South West 103South Wales 4Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hicks lived in yorkshire

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    1,800 Hick Travel & migration records
    13,000 Hicks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hick

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    What are the most common Hick first names?

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    Common jobs for Hicks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hicks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    House Servant

    38

    Charwoman

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Living On Own Means

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Hicks in 1921

    Blacksmith

    80

    Farmer

    74

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    Butcher

    66

    Coal Miner

    60

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