Origins of the Hosken surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 15West Midlands 4East 4London 61South East 38South West 253South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hoskens lived in south-west

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    690 Hosken Travel & migration records
    3,600 Hoskens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hosken

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    What are the most common Hosken first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hoskens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hoskens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Living On Own Means

    15

    House Servant

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Hoskens in 1921

    Farmer

    51

    Carpenter

    38

    Tin Miner

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Blacksmith

    11

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