Origins of the Hickling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 284East Midlands 661West Midlands 64East 38London 175South East 59South West 20South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hicklings lived in east-midlands

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    1,600 Hickling Travel & migration records
    16,000 Hicklings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hickling

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    Common jobs for Hicklings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hicklings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    74

    Domestic Servant

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Dress Maker

    27

    Lace Mender

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Hicklings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    114

    Coal Miner Hewer

    62

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Frame Work Knitter

    44

    Bricklayer

    40

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