Origins of the Bankes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 29Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 19East Midlands 15West Midlands 12East 5London 116South East 8South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bankeses lived in london

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    310 Bankes Travel & migration records
    2,300 Bankeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bankes

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    What are the most common Bankes first names?

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    Common jobs for Bankeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bankeses in 1921

    Widow

    18

    Dressmaker

    10

    Private Means

    10

    Spinster

    10

    Living On Her Own Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Bankeses in 1921

    Gentleman

    28

    Yeoman

    24

    Grocer

    23

    Husbandman

    16

    Gent

    14

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