Origins of the Holling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 248East Midlands 20West Midlands 4East 3London 31South East 6South West 3South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hollings lived in yorkshire

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    480 Holling Travel & migration records
    3,100 Hollings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Holling

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    What are the most common Holling first names?

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    Common jobs for Hollings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hollings in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant

    6

    House Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Hollings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    73

    Coal Miner Hewer

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    General Labourer

    8

    Stone Mason

    8

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