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Origins of the Hopper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1298North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 379East Midlands 201West Midlands 61East 163London 557South East 794South West 142South Wales 9Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hoppers lived in north-east

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    7,100 Hopper Travel & migration records
    42,000 Hoppers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hopper

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    What are the most common Hopper first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hoppers

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

    Common female occupations for Hoppers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    207

    House Servant

    104

    Domestic Servant

    98

    Laundress

    98

    General Servant Domestic

    90

    Common male occupations for Hoppers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    189

    Agricultural Labourer

    164

    Farmer

    152

    Joiner

    139

    General Labourer

    118

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