Origins of the Hinkley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 29West Midlands 30East 23London 121South East 239South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hinkleys lived in south-east

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    1,100 Hinkley Travel & migration records
    5,200 Hinkleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hinkley

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    What are the most common Hinkley first names?

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    Common jobs for Hinkleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hinkleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Widow

    13

    Housekeeper

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Hinkleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Carpenter

    22

    General Labourer

    21

    Tailor

    18

    Bricklayer

    16

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