Origins of the Luke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 533North West 19Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 70East Midlands 55West Midlands 54East 60London 302South East 189South West 352South Wales 62Mid Wales 47West Wales 3North Wales 32Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lukes lived in north-east

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    6,500 Luke Travel & migration records
    28,000 Lukes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Luke

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    What are the most common Luke first names?

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    Common jobs for Lukes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lukes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    147

    Domestic Servant

    68

    General Servant Domestic

    66

    Housekeeper

    58

    House Servant

    56

    Commmon male occupations for Lukes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    273

    Coal Miner Hewer

    124

    Agricultural Labourer

    99

    Blacksmith

    80

    Farmer

    79

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