Origins of the Hitch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 19Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 75East Midlands 26West Midlands 115East 155London 221South East 99South West 18South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hitchs lived in london

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    1,000 Hitch Travel & migration records
    8,700 Hitchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hitch

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    What are the most common Hitch first names?

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    Common jobs for Hitchs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hitchs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Laundress

    25

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Hitchs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    59

    Farm Labourer

    43

    Farmer

    43

    General Labourer

    33

    Carpenter

    30

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