Origins of the Moakes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 183West Midlands 11East 33London 182South East 121South West 1South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moakeses lived in east-midlands

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    78 Moakes Travel & migration records
    3,000 Moakeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moakes

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    What are the most common Moakes first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Moakeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moakeses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    Dress Maker

    4

    Gardener

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Moakeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    115

    Coal Miner Hewer

    36

    General Labourer

    10

    Lighterman

    10

    Carman

    8

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