Origins of the Elrick surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 2West Midlands 1East 3London 22South East 17South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elricks lived in north-east

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    810 Elrick Travel & migration records
    3,000 Elricks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elrick

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    What are the most common Elrick first names?

    George

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Elricks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elricks in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Serv

    16

    General Serv (Domestic)

    12

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Elricks in 1921

    Farm Servant

    39

    Farmer

    19

    Farm Serv

    16

    Ploughman

    16

    Crofter

    15

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