Origins of the Hickman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 146North West 110Isle of ManYorkshire 439East Midlands 295West Midlands 1647East 171London 772South East 392South West 129South Wales 35Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hickmans lived in west-midlands

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    7,000 Hickman Travel & migration records
    54,000 Hickmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hickman

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    868th most common surname in the UK

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    Common jobs for Hickmans

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

    Common female occupations for Hickmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    214

    General Servant Domestic

    146

    Laundress

    136

    Domestic Servant

    122

    General Servant

    89

    Common male occupations for Hickmans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    321

    Bricklayer

    205

    Agricultural Labourer

    188

    General Labourer

    187

    Butcher

    121

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