Origins of the Bocking surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 74East Midlands 26West Midlands 10East 112London 115South East 32South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bockings lived in london

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    340 Bocking Travel & migration records
    4,300 Bockings found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bocking first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bockings

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

    Common female occupations for Bockings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    House Servant

    14

    Grinder

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Common male occupations for Bockings in 1921

    Table Blade Grinder

    46

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Grinder

    35

    Farmer

    26

    Carpenter

    21

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