Origins of the Monks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 146Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 373East Midlands 114West Midlands 59East 83London 2009South East 140South West 325South Wales 33Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Monkses lived in london

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    3,800 Monks Travel & migration records
    27,000 Monkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Monks

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    What are the most common Monks first names?

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    Common jobs for Monkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Monkses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    180

    Laundress

    78

    Dressmaker

    65

    Charwoman

    53

    Housekeeper

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Monkses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    166

    General Labourer

    117

    Coal Miner Hewer

    70

    Stone Mason

    63

    Cotton Spinner

    60

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