Origins of the Barkes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 84North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 84West Midlands 17East 28London 70South East 37South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barkeses lived in east-midlands

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    290 Barkes Travel & migration records
    3,100 Barkeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Barkeses

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    Commmon female occupations for Barkeses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Barkeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Coal Miner

    21

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    Joiner

    13

    Tailor

    13

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