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Origins of the Hockaday surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 64North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 12West Midlands 10East 19London 92South East 37South West 167South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hockadays lived in south-west

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    570 Hockaday Travel & migration records
    4,200 Hockadays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hockaday

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    Common jobs for Hockadays

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

    Common female occupations for Hockadays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Charwoman

    10

    Dress Maker

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Hockadays in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Iron Ore Miner

    21

    Carpenter

    18

    Coal Miner

    14

    Copper Miner

    13

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