Origins of the Musk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 19West Midlands 14East 103London 185South East 133South West 23South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Musks lived in london

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    380 Musk Travel & migration records
    6,800 Musks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Musk

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    What are the most common Musk first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Musks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Musks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Shoemaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Cook Domestic

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Musks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    Shoemaker

    43

    Farm Labourer

    35

    Gardener

    33

    General Labourer

    28

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