Origins of the Locke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 116North West 90Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 137East Midlands 45West Midlands 185East 241London 832South East 513South West 382South Wales 72Mid Wales 11West Wales 1North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lockes lived in london

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    7,600 Locke Travel & migration records
    30,000 Lockes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Locke

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    What are the most common Locke first names?

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    Common jobs for Lockes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lockes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    150

    Laundress

    93

    Domestic Servant

    83

    General Servant Domestic

    81

    Living On Own Means

    60

    Commmon male occupations for Lockes in 1921

    General Labourer

    116

    Agricultural Labourer

    107

    Farm Labourer

    73

    Coal Miner

    65

    Carpenter

    63

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