Origins of the Ankers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 290Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 22West Midlands 116East 5London 288South East 13South West 11South Wales 9Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 47Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ankerses lived in north-west

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    500 Ankers Travel & migration records
    8,100 Ankerses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ankers

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    Common jobs for Ankerses

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

    Common female occupations for Ankerses in 1921

    Laundress

    27

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    House Keeper

    16

    Common male occupations for Ankerses in 1921

    General Labourer

    44

    Coal Miner

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Farmer

    34

    Joiner

    24

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