Origins of the Hobbs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 166North West 83Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 289East Midlands 306West Midlands 410East 576London 2930South East 1410South West 997South Wales 441Mid Wales 20West Wales 1North Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hobbses lived in london

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    14,000 Hobbs Travel & migration records
    110,000 Hobbses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hobbs

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    383rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Hobbs surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Hobbs first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hobbses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hobbses in 1921

    Laundress

    565

    Dressmaker

    496

    General Servant Domestic

    293

    Domestic Servant

    265

    General Servant

    219

    Commmon male occupations for Hobbses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    766

    Carpenter

    481

    General Labourer

    420

    Farm Labourer

    368

    Farmer

    309

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