Origins of the Hollings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 792East Midlands 12West Midlands 40East 26London 148South East 50South West 8South Wales 10Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hollingses lived in yorkshire

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    1,000 Hollings Travel & migration records
    11,000 Hollingses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Hollings first names?

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    Common jobs for Hollingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hollingses in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    44

    Dressmaker

    42

    Worsted Spinner

    40

    Living On Own Means

    29

    Cloth Weaver

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Hollingses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Coal Miner

    27

    Joiner

    26

    Butcher

    21

    Tailor

    19

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