Origins of the Hurford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 10West Midlands 14East 43London 138South East 74South West 298South Wales 49Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hurfords lived in south-west

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    600 Hurford Travel & migration records
    9,000 Hurfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hurford

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    What are the most common Hurford first names?

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    Common jobs for Hurfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hurfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Laundress

    25

    Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Hurfords in 1921

    Farmer

    67

    Agricultural Labourer

    63

    Carpenter

    38

    Farm Labourer

    38

    Tailor

    34

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