Origins of the Hills surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 355North West 41Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 201East Midlands 94West Midlands 104East 1374London 2695South East 2618South West 115South Wales 18Mid Wales 11West Wales 3North Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hillses lived in london

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    9,200 Hills Travel & migration records
    88,000 Hillses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hills

    How common is your surname?

    492nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Hills surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Hillses most likely to marry?

    Hills Or Hills
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    What are the most common Hills first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Man with milk churns and census card collage
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    Common jobs for Hillses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hillses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    380

    Laundress

    308

    General Servant Domestic

    226

    Domestic Servant

    218

    Servant

    186

    Commmon male occupations for Hillses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    850

    General Labourer

    408

    Farm Labourer

    397

    Carpenter

    352

    Butcher

    241

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