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Origins of the Eckley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 6West Midlands 85East 1London 14South East 6South West 24South Wales 40Mid Wales 50West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eckleys lived in west-midlands

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    180 Eckley Travel & migration records
    1,600 Eckleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eckley

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    What are the most common Eckley first names?

    Neville

    Neville Richard

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Eckleys

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

    Common female occupations for Eckleys in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    8

    At Home

    7

    Domestic Servant

    7

    At School

    5

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Common male occupations for Eckleys in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Farmers Son

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Blacksmith

    7

    Shepherd

    7

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