Origins of the Edkins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 10Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 14East Midlands 17West Midlands 366East 52London 134South East 47South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Edkinses lived in west-midlands

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    630 Edkins Travel & migration records
    6,100 Edkinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Edkins

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    What are the most common Edkins first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Edkinses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Edkinses in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Laundress

    21

    Dressmaker

    18

    Private Means

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Edkinses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Tailor

    26

    Farmer

    25

    Farm Labourer

    21

    General Labourer

    16

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