Origins of the Bunker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 28West Midlands 46East 197London 423South East 168South West 161South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bunkers lived in london

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    Common jobs for Bunkers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bunkers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Straw Plaiter

    73

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Laundress

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Bunkers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    73

    Farm Labourer

    55

    General Labourer

    50

    Bricklayer

    46

    Fisherman

    46

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