Origins of the Darkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 10West Midlands 2East 67London 126South East 31South West 1South Wales 2Mid Wales 13West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Darkins lived in london

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    490 Darkin Travel & migration records
    2,700 Darkins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Darkin

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    What are the most common Darkin first names?

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    Common jobs for Darkins

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    Commmon female occupations for Darkins in 1921

    Laundress

    21

    Dressmaker

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Tailoress

    10

    Charwoman

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Darkins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    General Labourer

    17

    Carpenter

    10

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Coal Miner

    8

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