Origins of the Loake surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 67West Midlands 19East 10London 42South East 8South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Loakes lived in east-midlands

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    64 Loake Travel & migration records
    1,400 Loakes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Loakes

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    Commmon female occupations for Loakes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    Private Means

    4

    Shoe Machinist

    4

    Boot Closer

    3

    Closer

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Loakes in 1921

    Tailor

    18

    Shoe Finisher

    14

    Boot Manufacturer

    10

    Butcher

    7

    Farm Labourer

    6

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