Origins of the Heal surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 135North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 47West Midlands 32East 56London 238South East 155South West 517South Wales 61Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heals lived in south-west

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    2,500 Heal Travel & migration records
    18,000 Heals found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Heals

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

    Common female occupations for Heals in 1921

    Dressmaker

    101

    Laundress

    68

    Domestic Servant

    57

    Servant

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    40

    Common male occupations for Heals in 1921

    Coal Miner

    131

    Agricultural Labourer

    118

    Farmer

    109

    Carpenter

    89

    Farm Labourer

    61

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