Origins of the Jenks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 16West Midlands 257East 16London 166South East 58South West 48South Wales 21Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jenkses lived in west-midlands

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    3,100 Jenks Travel & migration records
    10,000 Jenkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jenks

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    What are the most common Jenks first names?

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    Common jobs for Jenkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jenkses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    House Servant

    29

    General Servant

    23

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Laundress

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Jenkses in 1921

    Carpenter

    32

    Farmer

    27

    General Labourer

    27

    Bricklayer

    26

    Painter

    26

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