Origins of the Hooper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 212North West 159Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 310East Midlands 142West Midlands 526East 597London 2874South East 1195South West 1868South Wales 306Mid Wales 30West Wales 2North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hoopers lived in london

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    21,000 Hooper Travel & migration records
    130,000 Hoopers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hooper

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    317th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Hooper surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Hooper first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hoopers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hoopers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    720

    Laundress

    468

    General Servant Domestic

    338

    Living On Own Means

    305

    Domestic Servant

    293

    Commmon male occupations for Hoopers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    562

    General Labourer

    489

    Farmer

    434

    Carpenter

    426

    Farm Labourer

    319

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