Origins of the Chalk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 87North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 28West Midlands 41East 256London 668South East 458South West 154South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chalks lived in london

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    2,200 Chalk Travel & migration records
    20,000 Chalks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chalk

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    What are the most common Chalk first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Chalks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chalks in 1921

    Laundress

    111

    Dressmaker

    73

    Domestic Servant

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    45

    Servant

    45

    Commmon male occupations for Chalks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    122

    General Labourer

    98

    Carpenter

    79

    Bricklayer

    53

    Farm Labourer

    52

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