Origins of the Hoad surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 14West Midlands 9East 121London 343South East 499South West 12South Wales 6Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hoads lived in south-east

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    810 Hoad Travel & migration records
    11,000 Hoads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hoad

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    What are the most common Hoad first names?

    Albert

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    Victoria

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hoads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hoads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Laundress

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Domestic Servant

    27

    House Servant

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Hoads in 1921

    Carpenter

    109

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    Wheelwright

    51

    General Labourer

    43

    Farm Labourer

    37

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