Origins of the Milbank surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 126London 86South East 25South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Milbanks lived in east

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    810 Milbank Travel & migration records
    2,600 Milbanks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Milbanks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Milbanks in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant

    10

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Milbanks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    Farmer

    19

    Butcher

    12

    Farmers Son

    12

    Carpenter

    10

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