Origins of the Corker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 121North West 188Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 362East Midlands 35West Midlands 5East 39London 141South East 32South West 10South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Corkers lived in yorkshire

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    750 Corker Travel & migration records
    7,400 Corkers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Corker

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    What are the most common Corker first names?

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    Common jobs for Corkers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Corkers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    16

    General Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Widow

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Corkers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    41

    File Cutter

    33

    Waterman

    23

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

    Tailor

    22

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