Origins of the Burk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 7West Midlands 7East 16London 61South East 21South West 13South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burks lived in london

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    19,000 Burk Travel & migration records
    7,800 Burks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Burk

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    What are the most common Burk first names?

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    William

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Burks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burks in 1921

    Servant

    40

    House Servant

    32

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Laundress

    27

    Charwoman

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Burks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    79

    General Labourer

    65

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Farm Hands

    47

    Tailor

    31

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