Origins of the Dakin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 189Isle of ManYorkshire 317East Midlands 621West Midlands 136East 27London 469South East 110South West 11South WalesMid Wales 22West Wales 3North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dakins lived in east-midlands

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    2,400 Dakin Travel & migration records
    22,000 Dakins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dakin

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    What are the most common Dakin first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dakins

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    Commmon female occupations for Dakins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    Domestic Servant

    52

    House Servant

    44

    Cotton Weaver

    43

    Laundress

    42

    Commmon male occupations for Dakins in 1921

    Farmer

    177

    Coal Miner

    137

    General Labourer

    68

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    Farmers Son

    48

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