Origins of the Honeywell surname

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    In 1921, most Honeywells lived in south-west

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    400 Honeywell Travel & migration records
    1,400 Honeywells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Honeywell

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    Common jobs for Honeywells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Honeywells in 1921

    Laundress

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Housemaid Domestic

    6

    None

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Honeywells in 1921

    General Labourer

    15

    Chairmaker

    10

    Shoemaker

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Laborer

    6

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