Origins of the Hind surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 577North West 271Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 343East Midlands 823West Midlands 62East 59London 639South East 157South West 26South Wales 8Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hinds lived in east-midlands

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    4,300 Hind Travel & migration records
    37,000 Hinds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hind

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    What are the most common Hind first names?

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    Common jobs for Hinds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hinds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    155

    House Servant

    78

    General Servant Domestic

    70

    Laundress

    68

    Domestic Servant

    65

    Commmon male occupations for Hinds in 1921

    Coal Miner

    231

    Farmer

    120

    Tailor

    112

    Blacksmith

    104

    Joiner

    101

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