Origins of the Hollaway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 23West Midlands 61East 24London 110South East 75South West 29South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hollaways lived in london

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    380 Hollaway Travel & migration records
    3,500 Hollaways found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Hollaway first names?

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    Common jobs for Hollaways

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    Commmon female occupations for Hollaways in 1921

    Laundress

    18

    Dressmaker

    13

    House Servant

    10

    Cook

    9

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Hollaways in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Farm Hands

    17

    Blacksmith

    15

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Carpenter

    10

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