Origins of the Birkbeck surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 188North West 58Isle of ManYorkshire 104East Midlands 15West Midlands 14East 6London 101South East 17South West 5South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Birkbecks lived in north-east

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    790 Birkbeck Travel & migration records
    4,700 Birkbecks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Birkbeck

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    Common jobs for Birkbecks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Birkbecks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Worsted Weaver

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Housekeeper

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Birkbecks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    53

    Farmer

    24

    Lead Miner

    21

    Blacksmith

    16

    Banker

    13

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