Origins of the Leek surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 21Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 227East Midlands 53West Midlands 333East 76London 239South East 72South West 88South Wales 62Mid Wales 13West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leeks lived in west-midlands

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    1,500 Leek Travel & migration records
    13,000 Leeks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leek

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    What are the most common Leek first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Leeks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leeks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    House Servant

    34

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Laundress

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Leeks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    75

    Agricultural Labourer

    73

    Bricklayer

    64

    General Labourer

    58

    Tailor

    42

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