Origins of the Jinks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 110Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 104East Midlands 162West Midlands 328East 26London 147South East 78South West 17South Wales 18Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jinkses lived in west-midlands

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    13,000 Jinkses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Jinkses

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    Commmon female occupations for Jinkses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Domestic Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Laundress

    34

    House Servant

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Jinkses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    78

    General Labourer

    57

    Bricklayer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    47

    Farmer

    41

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