Origins of the Hocking surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 76North West 51Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 36West Midlands 12East 55London 254South East 114South West 1354South Wales 28Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hockings lived in south-west

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    6,500 Hocking Travel & migration records
    26,000 Hockings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hocking

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    What are the most common Hocking first names?

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    Common jobs for Hockings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hockings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    146

    General Servant Domestic

    85

    Domestic Servant

    67

    House Servant

    57

    House Keeper

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Hockings in 1921

    Tin Miner

    313

    Farmer

    169

    Copper Miner

    126

    Farm Labourer

    115

    Miner

    101

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