Origins of the Hire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 8West Midlands 9East 3London 21South East 14South West 43South Wales 35Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hires lived in south-west

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    270 Hire Travel & migration records
    1,400 Hires found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hire

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    What are the most common Hire first names?

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    Common jobs for Hires

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hires in 1921

    At Home

    8

    Dressmaker

    5

    Pauper

    5

    Coal Hauler

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Hires in 1921

    Coal Miner

    17

    Shipwright

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Ship Carpenter

    7

    Carpenter

    5

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