Origins of the Hoskins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 59West Midlands 78East 86London 647South East 305South West 336South Wales 294Mid Wales 18West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hoskinses lived in london

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    4,900 Hoskins Travel & migration records
    28,000 Hoskinses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hoskinses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hoskinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    129

    Laundress

    93

    General Servant Domestic

    81

    Domestic Servant

    71

    General Servant

    64

    Commmon male occupations for Hoskinses in 1921

    Carpenter

    115

    General Labourer

    109

    Farmer

    101

    Coal Miner

    90

    Farm Hands

    70

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