Origins of the Brooksbank surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 766East Midlands 42West Midlands 5East 9London 130South East 14South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brooksbanks lived in yorkshire

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    740 Brooksbank Travel & migration records
    9,600 Brooksbanks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brooksbank

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    What are the most common Brooksbank first names?

    Christopher

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Brooksbanks

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    Common female occupations for Brooksbanks in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    66

    Dressmaker

    31

    Worsted Spinner

    30

    Weaver

    20

    Dress Maker

    16

    Common male occupations for Brooksbanks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    60

    Stone Mason

    30

    Farmer

    24

    Joiner

    21

    Worsted Weaver

    20

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