Origins of the Corkett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 21East Midlands 8West Midlands 3East 61London 75South East 52South West 2South Wales 7Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Corketts lived in london

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    210 Corkett Travel & migration records
    1,800 Corketts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Corkett

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    What are the most common Corkett first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Corketts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Corketts in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    35

    Laundress

    7

    General Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Corketts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Butcher

    13

    General Labourer

    9

    Bricklayer

    8

    Farm Labourer

    8

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