Origins of the Lineker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 8Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 6East Midlands 61West Midlands 10East 7London 24South East 13South WestSouth WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Linekers lived in east-midlands

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    120 Lineker Travel & migration records
    1,600 Linekers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lineker first names?

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    Common jobs for Linekers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Linekers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Laundress

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Housemaid Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Linekers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    23

    Tailor

    10

    Bricklayer

    9

    General Labourer

    8

    Joiner

    6

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