Origins of the Dukes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 22Isle of ManYorkshire 132East Midlands 59West Midlands 252East 61London 227South East 70South West 44South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dukeses lived in west-midlands

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    1,200 Dukes Travel & migration records
    11,000 Dukeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dukes

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    What are the most common Dukes first names?

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    Common jobs for Dukeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dukeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Laundress

    42

    Servant

    30

    Domestic Servant

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Dukeses in 1921

    Mate

    70

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Farm Hands

    43

    General Labourer

    42

    Bricklayer

    41

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