Origins of the Fowkes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 329West Midlands 125East 26London 78South East 69South West 15South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fowkeses lived in east-midlands

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    920 Fowkes Travel & migration records
    9,700 Fowkeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fowkes

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    Common jobs for Fowkeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fowkeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Laundress

    21

    Dress Maker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Fowkeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    69

    Coal Miner Hewer

    40

    Bricklayer

    33

    General Labourer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

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