Origins of the Hobbes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 2East MidlandsWest Midlands 26East 3London 7South East 10South West 3South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hobbeses lived in west-midlands

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    180 Hobbes Travel & migration records
    760 Hobbeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hobbes

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    Common jobs for Hobbeses

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

    Common female occupations for Hobbeses in 1921

    Widow

    19

    Milliner

    5

    Servant

    5

    No Occupation

    4

    Private Means

    4

    Common male occupations for Hobbeses in 1921

    Husbandman

    23

    Yeoman

    13

    Weaver

    8

    Blacksmith

    6

    Carpenter

    6

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