Origins of the Hounsfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 12West Midlands 1East 3London 1South East 7South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hounsfields lived in east-midlands

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    56 Hounsfield Travel & migration records
    400 Hounsfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hounsfield

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hounsfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hounsfields in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Private Means

    4

    Gentleman

    3

    House Keeper

    3

    None

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Hounsfields in 1921

    Farmer

    7

    Gentleman

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Surgeon

    4

    Draper

    3

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