Origins of the Hilliar surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 2West Midlands 5East 10London 35South East 18South West 34South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hilliars lived in london

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    340 Hilliar Travel & migration records
    2,700 Hilliars found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hilliar

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    Common jobs for Hilliars

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hilliars in 1921

    Lab

    26

    Glover

    19

    Laundress

    13

    Dressmaker

    9

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Hilliars in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Lab

    23

    Carpenter

    14

    Yeoman

    14

    House Painter

    10

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