Origins of the Crooks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 426North West 49Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 481East Midlands 220West Midlands 41East 144London 378South East 102South West 12South Wales 6Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Crookses lived in yorkshire

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    6,500 Crooks Travel & migration records
    24,000 Crookses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Crooks

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    What are the most common Crooks first names?

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    Common jobs for Crookses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Crookses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    89

    Housekeeper

    49

    Domestic Servant

    47

    House Servant

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    40

    Commmon male occupations for Crookses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    180

    General Labourer

    78

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    Farmer

    59

    Shoemaker

    53

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