Origins of the Hipwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 10Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 31East Midlands 185West Midlands 88East 50London 90South East 47South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hipwells lived in east-midlands

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    860 Hipwell Travel & migration records
    5,800 Hipwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hipwell

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    What are the most common Hipwell first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hipwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hipwells in 1921

    Laundress

    25

    Dressmaker

    17

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Nurse

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Hipwells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Baker

    24

    Farm Labourer

    23

    General Labourer

    17

    Bricklayer

    14

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