Origins of the Highmoor surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 9East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 2London 6South East 4South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Highmoors lived in north-east

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    83 Highmoor Travel & migration records
    620 Highmoors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Highmoor

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    What are the most common Highmoor first names?

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    William

    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Highmoors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Highmoors in 1921

    Annuitant

    6

    Farmers Wife

    5

    At School

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Highmoors in 1921

    Farmer

    18

    Coal Miner

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    9

    Farmers Son

    6

    Miner Coal

    4

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