Origins of the Hole surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 30Isle of ManYorkshire 78East Midlands 73West Midlands 72East 94London 493South East 301South West 534South Wales 106Mid Wales 8West Wales 4North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holes lived in south-west

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    Interesting facts about Hole

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    What are the most common Hole first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Holes

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    Commmon female occupations for Holes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    160

    Laundress

    109

    Living On Own Means

    79

    General Servant Domestic

    73

    House Servant

    71

    Commmon male occupations for Holes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    177

    Carpenter

    121

    Farmer

    121

    Farm Labourer

    100

    General Labourer

    70

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