Origins of the Mokes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 41West Midlands 20East 4London 12South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mokeses lived in east-midlands

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    26 Mokes Travel & migration records
    840 Mokeses found in all Census records

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    Thomas

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    Common jobs for Mokeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mokeses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Lace Mender

    3

    Lace Warehouse Girl

    3

    Coal Miner Wife

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Mokeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    17

    Fitter

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Butcher

    4

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

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