Origins of the Leeks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 2West Midlands 6East 198London 136South East 41South West 11South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leekses lived in east

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    350 Leeks Travel & migration records
    4,300 Leekses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Leeks first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Leekses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leekses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Horse Hair Weaver

    13

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Leekses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Farm Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    19

    Ag Labourer

    16

    Bricklayer

    16

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