Origins of the Brookbank surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 122East Midlands 4West Midlands 2East 4London 49South East 37South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brookbanks lived in yorkshire

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    290 Brookbank Travel & migration records
    2,300 Brookbanks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brookbanks

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    Commmon female occupations for Brookbanks in 1921

    Kitchen Staff, Dining Hall Maid

    18

    Dressmaker

    14

    Housemaid

    13

    House Servant

    11

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Brookbanks in 1921

    Clerk

    19

    Joiner

    13

    Coal Miner

    11

    Farmer

    8

    Painter

    8

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