Origins of the Dyke surname

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    In 1921, most Dykes lived in london

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    4,100 Dyke Travel & migration records
    32,000 Dykes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dyke

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    What are the most common Dyke first names?

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    Common jobs for Dykes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dykes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    127

    Laundress

    98

    General Servant Domestic

    77

    Domestic Servant

    74

    House Servant

    56

    Commmon male occupations for Dykes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    139

    Farmer

    139

    Coal Miner

    123

    General Labourer

    118

    Farm Labourer

    86

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