Origins of the Holness surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 10West Midlands 4East 23London 129South East 376South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holnesses lived in south-east

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    430 Holness Travel & migration records
    5,000 Holnesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Holness

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    What are the most common Holness first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Holnesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Holnesses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    20

    Lodging House Keeper

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Holnesses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    General Labourer

    32

    Carpenter

    23

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Bricklayer

    16

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