Origins of the Fawke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 6West Midlands 40EastLondon 26South East 9South West 5South Wales 22Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fawkes lived in west-midlands

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    94 Fawke Travel & migration records
    1,200 Fawkes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Fawke first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fawkes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fawkes in 1921

    Laundress

    9

    Dressmaker

    7

    Assistant

    4

    Farmer's Daughter

    4

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Fawkes in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Carpenter

    10

    Baker

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Carter

    6

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