Origins of the Hilder surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 72North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 17West Midlands 8East 57London 202South East 255South West 8South Wales 7Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hilders lived in south-east

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    730 Hilder Travel & migration records
    7,000 Hilders found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hilder

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    What are the most common Hilder first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hilders

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

    Common female occupations for Hilders in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    General Servant

    20

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Laundress

    19

    House Servant

    17

    Common male occupations for Hilders in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Farmer

    36

    General Labourer

    28

    Bricklayer

    27

    Carpenter

    23

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