Origins of the Elks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 83West Midlands 239EastLondon 36South East 13South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elkses lived in west-midlands

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    130 Elks Travel & migration records
    3,400 Elkses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Elkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elkses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Elkses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    33

    General Labourer

    25

    Baker

    13

    Bricklayer

    11

    Stone Mason

    11

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