Origins of the Duck surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 91North West 29Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 301East Midlands 9West Midlands 25East 80London 480South East 165South West 132South Wales 16Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ducks lived in london

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    2,300 Duck Travel & migration records
    16,000 Ducks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Duck

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    What are the most common Duck first names?

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    Common jobs for Ducks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ducks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    67

    Laundress

    51

    Domestic Servant

    44

    House Servant

    39

    Charwoman

    38

    Commmon male occupations for Ducks in 1921

    Farmer

    66

    Blacksmith

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

    Carpenter

    59

    General Labourer

    52

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