Origins of the Hurt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 281East Midlands 334West Midlands 36East 63London 234South East 115South West 22South Wales 14Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hurts lived in east-midlands

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    1,600 Hurt Travel & migration records
    11,000 Hurts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hurt

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    What are the most common Hurt first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hurts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hurts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Laundress

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Charwoman

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Hurts in 1921

    File Cutter

    92

    Agricultural Labourer

    71

    Farm Hands

    63

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    51

    Coal Miner

    47

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