Origins of the Barks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 63East Midlands 241West Midlands 112East 7London 83South East 15South West 10South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barkses lived in east-midlands

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    820 Barks Travel & migration records
    5,600 Barkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Barks

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    Common jobs for Barkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Barkses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    House Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    General Servant

    15

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Barkses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    49

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Stone Mason

    27

    General Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    16

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