Origins of the Hodnett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 9West Midlands 83East 10London 50South East 14South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hodnetts lived in west-midlands

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    960 Hodnett Travel & migration records
    2,700 Hodnetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hodnetts

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    Commmon female occupations for Hodnetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Servant

    7

    At Home

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Hodnetts in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Carpenter

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Tailor

    14

    General Labourer

    12

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