Origins of the Coakes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 3West Midlands 18East 13London 22South East 50South West 74South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 2North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coakeses lived in south-west

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    190 Coakes Travel & migration records
    1,900 Coakeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coakes

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Coakeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coakeses in 1921

    Servant

    9

    Spinster

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Coakeses in 1921

    Fisherman

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Farmer

    12

    Agricultural Laborer

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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