Origins of the Hull surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 616North West 119Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 384East Midlands 359West Midlands 213East 750London 1382South East 566South West 173South Wales 35Mid Wales 3West Wales 1North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hulls lived in london

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    12,000 Hull Travel & migration records
    67,000 Hulls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hull

    How common is your surname?

    605th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Hull surname. The oldest one dates back to 1241.

    Who were Hulls most likely to marry?

    Hall Or Hale Or Hulls

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    Our tell us which families married Hulls.

    What are the most common Hull first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

    Our tell us the names of Hull family members
    Man with milk churns and census card collage
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    Common jobs for Hulls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hulls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    300

    Domestic Servant

    185

    General Servant Domestic

    174

    Cotton Weaver

    165

    Laundress

    159

    Commmon male occupations for Hulls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    447

    Farmer

    256

    Farm Labourer

    234

    General Labourer

    220

    Yeoman

    176

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