Origins of the Brooke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 77North West 238Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 3341East Midlands 55West Midlands 167East 175London 745South East 379South West 112South Wales 16Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brookes lived in yorkshire

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    718th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Brooke first names?

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    Common jobs for Brookes

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    Commmon female occupations for Brookes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    174

    Living On Own Means

    171

    Woollen Weaver

    98

    Private Means

    89

    Widow

    86

    Commmon male occupations for Brookes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    202

    Farmer

    143

    Yeoman

    130

    Grocer

    114

    Coal Miner Hewer

    104

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