Origins of the Hillyard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 105East Midlands 141West Midlands 88East 140London 182South East 85South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hillyards lived in london

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    830 Hillyard Travel & migration records
    8,400 Hillyards found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hillyards

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    Common female occupations for Hillyards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Straw Plaiter

    27

    Lace Maker

    24

    Laundress

    23

    General Servant

    18

    Common male occupations for Hillyards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    Farm Labourer

    45

    General Labourer

    39

    Carpenter

    32

    Clerk

    24

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