Origins of the Homewood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 10West Midlands 15East 37London 349South East 513South West 12South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Homewoods lived in south-east

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    1,300 Homewood Travel & migration records
    10,000 Homewoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Homewood

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    What are the most common Homewood first names?

    William

    George

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Homewoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Homewoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Domestic Servant

    29

    Laundress

    26

    House Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Homewoods in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    General Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    54

    Farmer

    53

    Gardener

    36

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