Origins of the Deakin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 76North West 402Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 883East Midlands 216West Midlands 1351East 30London 1109South East 78South West 79South Wales 92Mid Wales 9West Wales 12North Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deakins lived in west-midlands

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    3,700 Deakin Travel & migration records
    43,000 Deakins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Deakins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deakins in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    130

    Dressmaker

    121

    General Servant Domestic

    99

    Laundress

    77

    Charwoman

    69

    Commmon male occupations for Deakins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    326

    General Labourer

    166

    Coal Miner Hewer

    139

    Farmer

    113

    Butcher

    77

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