Origins of the Alkins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 17West Midlands 141East 14London 84South East 26South West 21South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Alkinses lived in west-midlands

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    340 Alkins Travel & migration records
    2,600 Alkinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Alkins

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    Common jobs for Alkinses

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

    Common female occupations for Alkinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    House Servant

    21

    General Servant

    17

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Laundress

    12

    Common male occupations for Alkinses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    21

    Carpenter

    13

    Coal Miner

    10

    Baker

    9

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