Origins of the Cruickshanks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 2West Midlands 6East 1London 20South East 12South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cruickshankses lived in north-east

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    1,100 Cruickshanks Travel & migration records
    4,200 Cruickshankses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cruickshanks

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    Common jobs for Cruickshankses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cruickshankses in 1921

    Housekeeper

    25

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Dressmaker

    20

    House Servant

    15

    Millworker

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Cruickshankses in 1921

    Joiner

    33

    Farmer

    26

    Carter

    20

    Police Constable

    19

    Mason

    17

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