Origins of the Hobday surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 46North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 49West Midlands 275East 91London 169South East 206South West 13South Wales 14Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hobdays lived in west-midlands

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    1,400 Hobday Travel & migration records
    12,000 Hobdays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hobday

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    What are the most common Hobday first names?

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    Common jobs for Hobdays

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

    Common female occupations for Hobdays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Laundress

    58

    Domestic Servant

    33

    Living On Own Means

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Common male occupations for Hobdays in 1921

    Carpenter

    70

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

    Bricklayer

    37

    Blacksmith

    33

    Gardener

    32

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