Origins of the Leck surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 66North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 2West Midlands 7East 8London 35South East 6South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lecks lived in north-east

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    670 Leck Travel & migration records
    4,000 Lecks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Lecks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lecks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Servant

    12

    Cotton Weaver

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Lecks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    34

    Plasterer

    27

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

    Bricklayer

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

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