Origins of the Docker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 6West Midlands 269East 25London 122South East 40South West 13South Wales 6Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dockers lived in west-midlands

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    Interesting facts about Docker

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    What are the most common Docker first names?

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    Common jobs for Dockers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dockers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Private Means

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Charwoman

    13

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Dockers in 1921

    Farmer

    31

    Brass Founder

    20

    General Labourer

    18

    Bricklayer

    15

    Yeoman

    15

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