Origins of the Adkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 138East Midlands 177West Midlands 24East 24London 84South East 38South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Adkins lived in east-midlands

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    550 Adkin Travel & migration records
    6,700 Adkins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Adkins

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    Commmon female occupations for Adkins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Housekeeper

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Adkins in 1921

    Farmer

    35

    Coal Miner

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    General Labourer

    29

    Bricklayer

    25

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