Origins of the Mark surname

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    In 1921, most Marks lived in london

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    6,700 Mark Travel & migration records
    16,000 Marks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mark

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    What are the most common Mark first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Marks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Marks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    83

    House Servant

    68

    Domestic Servant

    46

    General Servant

    41

    Living On Own Means

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Marks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    101

    Farmer

    78

    Tailor

    60

    Coal Miner

    52

    Shoemaker

    49

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