Origins of the Lukes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East MidlandsWest Midlands 8East 7London 45South East 99South West 18South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lukeses lived in south-east

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    540 Lukes Travel & migration records
    2,800 Lukeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lukes

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    Common jobs for Lukeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lukeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Lukeses in 1921

    Waterman

    28

    Carpenter

    26

    General Labourer

    14

    Miller

    13

    Tailor

    13

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