Origins of the Daykin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 86North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 251East Midlands 480West Midlands 32East 7London 73South East 15South West 10South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Daykins lived in east-midlands

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    730 Daykin Travel & migration records
    9,800 Daykins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Daykins

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    Commmon female occupations for Daykins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Farmers Daughter

    19

    Charwoman

    16

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Lace Mender

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Daykins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    210

    Coal Miner Hewer

    72

    Lead Miner

    39

    Lace Maker

    37

    General Labourer

    31

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