Origins of the Hopson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 44North West 11Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 173East Midlands 22West Midlands 155East 70London 213South East 66South West 75South Wales 7Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 29Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hopsons lived in london

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    1,200 Hopson Travel & migration records
    8,600 Hopsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hopson

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    Common jobs for Hopsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hopsons in 1921

    Laundress

    33

    Dressmaker

    30

    Charwoman

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Hopsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    62

    Coal Miner Hewer

    44

    Bricklayer

    39

    Farm Hands

    38

    Butcher

    36

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