Origins of the Dicks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 45East Midlands 183West Midlands 64East 82London 395South East 146South West 162South Wales 68Mid Wales 35West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dickses lived in london

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    2,200 Dicks Travel & migration records
    15,000 Dickses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dicks

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    Common jobs for Dickses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dickses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    83

    Laundress

    53

    Domestic Servant

    45

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    General Servant

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Dickses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    General Labourer

    68

    Carpenter

    66

    Farm Labourer

    50

    Tailor

    44

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