Origins of the Heath surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 190North West 828Isle of Man 18Yorkshire 1019East Midlands 555West Midlands 3717East 905London 3521South East 1775South West 647South Wales 145Mid Wales 42West Wales 1North Wales 37Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heaths lived in west-midlands

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    19,000 Heath Travel & migration records
    160,000 Heaths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heath

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    208th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Heath surname. The oldest one dates back to 1194.

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    What are the most common Heath first names?

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    Common jobs for Heaths

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

    Common female occupations for Heaths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    756

    Laundress

    517

    Domestic Servant

    391

    General Servant Domestic

    386

    House Servant

    306

    Common male occupations for Heaths in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    645

    Farmer

    574

    General Labourer

    544

    Carpenter

    456

    Coal Miner

    442

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