Origins of the Harker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 859North West 106Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 820East Midlands 129West Midlands 88East 53London 593South East 104South West 42South Wales 5Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 33Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harkers lived in north-east

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    4,200 Harker Travel & migration records
    31,000 Harkers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harker

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    What are the most common Harker first names?

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    Common jobs for Harkers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harkers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    124

    Cotton Weaver

    108

    House Servant

    75

    General Servant Domestic

    62

    Domestic Servant

    58

    Commmon male occupations for Harkers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    193

    Lead Miner

    167

    Farmer

    143

    Agricultural Labourer

    101

    Joiner

    86

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