Origins of the Hopwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 80North West 474Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 495East Midlands 19West Midlands 331East 122London 1651South East 167South West 11South Wales 8Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 131Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hopwoods lived in london

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    3,600 Hopwood Travel & migration records
    35,000 Hopwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hopwood

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    Common jobs for Hopwoods

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

    Common female occupations for Hopwoods in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    296

    Dressmaker

    95

    Cotton Winder

    78

    House Keeper

    73

    Living On Own Means

    61

    Common male occupations for Hopwoods in 1921

    Coal Miner

    242

    General Labourer

    104

    Bricklayer

    91

    Cotton Weaver

    91

    Butcher

    80

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