Origins of the Birks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 111North West 85Isle of ManYorkshire 633East Midlands 171West Midlands 909East 30London 260South East 62South West 7South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Birkses lived in west-midlands

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    2,200 Birks Travel & migration records
    20,000 Birkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Birks

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    What are the most common Birks first names?

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    Common jobs for Birkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Birkses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    97

    Domestic Servant

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Housekeeper

    35

    Living On Own Means

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Birkses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    129

    General Labourer

    67

    Joiner

    64

    Farmer

    57

    Crate Maker

    52

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