Origins of the Fooks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 3West Midlands 23East 22London 78South East 72South West 131South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fookses lived in south-west

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    610 Fooks Travel & migration records
    4,900 Fookses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fookses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fookses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Living On Own Means

    16

    General Servant

    13

    Laundress

    11

    Farmers Wife

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Fookses in 1921

    Farmer

    41

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Blacksmith

    22

    General Labourer

    20

    Carpenter

    16

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