Origins of the Hilde surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 1London 4South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid Wales 15West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hildes lived in mid-wales

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    160 Hilde Travel & migration records
    220 Hildes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hilde

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    What are the most common Hilde first names?

    John

    William

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    Anna

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    Common jobs for Hildes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hildes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

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    House Keeper

    3

    Farmers Daughter

    2

    Fundholder

    2

    Seamstress

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Hildes in 1921

    Boatswain

    4

    Yeom

    3

    Farmer

    2

    General Farmers

    2

    General Labourer

    2

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