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Origins of the Belk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 319East Midlands 26West Midlands 14East 1London 22South East 5South West 1South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Belks lived in yorkshire

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    460 Belk Travel & migration records
    3,200 Belks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Belk

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    What are the most common Belk first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Belks

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

    Common female occupations for Belks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    House Servant

    12

    Widow

    11

    Cutler

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Common male occupations for Belks in 1921

    Cutler

    28

    Farmer

    25

    Farm Hands

    22

    Spring Knife Cutler

    18

    General Farmers

    17

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