Origins of the Hoyland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 42Isle of ManYorkshire 978East Midlands 71West Midlands 11East 8London 121South East 20South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hoylands lived in yorkshire

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    920 Hoyland Travel & migration records
    11,000 Hoylands found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hoylands

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    Commmon female occupations for Hoylands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Living On Own Means

    30

    House Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Hoylands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    213

    Coal Miner Hewer

    77

    Joiner

    42

    Butcher

    38

    Farmer

    34

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