Origins of the Gilkes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 71West Midlands 139East 56London 125South East 138South West 11South Wales 3Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilkeses lived in west-midlands

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    530 Gilkes Travel & migration records
    5,300 Gilkeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gilkes

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    What are the most common Gilkes first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gilkeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gilkeses in 1921

    Widow

    27

    Dressmaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Living On Own Means

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Gilkeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Yeoman

    37

    Carpenter

    29

    Agricultural Laborer

    24

    Baker

    23

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