Origins of the Eke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 6West Midlands 4East 290London 163South East 50South West 38South Wales 8Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ekes lived in east

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    430 Eke Travel & migration records
    5,500 Ekes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Eke

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    What are the most common Eke first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ekes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ekes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Child

    26

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Charwoman

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Ekes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    98

    Farm Labourer

    50

    Blacksmith

    45

    Bricklayer

    14

    Coal Miner

    13

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