Origins of the Hylands surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 7West Midlands 4East 7London 34South East 91South West 1South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hylandses lived in south-east

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    360 Hylands Travel & migration records
    1,500 Hylandses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hylandses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hylandses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Domestic Servant

    5

    Dressmaker

    5

    Housemaid Domestic

    4

    House Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Hylandses in 1921

    General Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Butcher

    6

    Hammerman

    6

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