Origins of the Horsfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 60North West 157Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 1284East Midlands 34West Midlands 30East 19London 900South East 37South West 12South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Horsfields lived in yorkshire

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    1,800 Horsfield Travel & migration records
    21,000 Horsfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horsfield

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    What are the most common Horsfield first names?

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    Common jobs for Horsfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Horsfields in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    188

    Dressmaker

    61

    Weaver

    56

    Weaver Cotton

    56

    Housekeeper

    45

    Commmon male occupations for Horsfields in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    99

    Farmer

    56

    Joiner

    49

    Coal Miner

    48

    General Labourer

    46

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