Origins of the Matkin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 28Isle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 77West Midlands 68East 4London 40South East 19South West 9South Wales 3Mid WalesWest Wales 4North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Matkins lived in east-midlands

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    250 Matkin Travel & migration records
    2,500 Matkins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Matkins

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    Common female occupations for Matkins in 1921

    Cook Domestic

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    At Home

    5

    Cotton Doubler

    4

    Common male occupations for Matkins in 1921

    Farmer

    26

    Coal Miner

    16

    Brewers Labourer

    9

    Joiner

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

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