Origins of the Leake surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 364East Midlands 109West Midlands 191East 69London 247South East 123South West 35South Wales 2Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leakes lived in yorkshire

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    2,300 Leake Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Leakes

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    Common female occupations for Leakes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    64

    Living On Own Means

    33

    Domestic Servant

    31

    Dress Maker

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Common male occupations for Leakes in 1921

    Butcher

    69

    Farmer

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Blacksmith

    41

    Coal Miner

    40

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