Origins of the Hillard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 20West Midlands 14East 41London 189South East 89South West 147South Wales 18Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hillards lived in london

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    1,500 Hillard Travel & migration records
    4,900 Hillards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hillard

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    What are the most common Hillard first names?

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    Common jobs for Hillards

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

    Common female occupations for Hillards in 1921

    Glover

    23

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Servant

    19

    Dressmaker

    15

    Common male occupations for Hillards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Mason

    28

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Baker

    16

    Bricklayer

    16

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