Origins of the Brooker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 62Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 109East Midlands 40West Midlands 114East 270London 1580South East 1245South West 47South Wales 28Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brookers lived in london

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    3,800 Brooker Travel & migration records
    41,000 Brookers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brooker

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    What are the most common Brooker first names?

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    Common jobs for Brookers

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    Commmon female occupations for Brookers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    208

    Laundress

    163

    General Servant Domestic

    128

    Domestic Servant

    101

    General Servant

    95

    Commmon male occupations for Brookers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    312

    General Labourer

    204

    Carpenter

    159

    Farm Labourer

    129

    Gardener

    129

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