Origins of the Hopkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 14Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 148East Midlands 180West Midlands 47East 82London 144South East 61South West 685South Wales 36Mid Wales 47West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hopkins lived in south-west

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    What are the most common Hopkin first names?

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    Common jobs for Hopkins

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    Commmon female occupations for Hopkins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    131

    House Servant

    82

    At Home

    74

    Farmers Wife

    54

    Domestic Servant

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Hopkins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    348

    Farmer

    184

    Collier

    181

    Agricultural Labourer

    147

    Coal Miner Hewer

    107

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