Origins of the Horobin surname

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    In 1921, most Horobins lived in west-midlands

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    370 Horobin Travel & migration records
    6,200 Horobins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horobin

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    Common jobs for Horobins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Horobins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    General Servant

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Charwoman

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Horobins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    Farmer

    34

    General Labourer

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Bricklayer

    22

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