Origins of the Cake surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 3West Midlands 17East 12London 31South East 107South West 119South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cakes lived in south-west

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    360 Cake Travel & migration records
    3,200 Cakes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cake

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    What are the most common Cake first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cakes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cakes in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Dressmaker

    13

    House Servant

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Cakes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Carpenter

    23

    Shepherd

    17

    General Labourer

    12

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