Origins of the Nock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 42Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 125East Midlands 58West Midlands 759East 33London 145South East 47South West 15South Wales 17Mid Wales 21West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nocks lived in west-midlands

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    1,200 Nock Travel & migration records
    14,000 Nocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nock

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    What are the most common Nock first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Nocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nocks in 1921

    Nail Maker

    68

    Chain Maker

    59

    Dressmaker

    42

    Domestic Servant

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Nocks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    91

    Chain Maker

    84

    General Labourer

    39

    Coal Miner Hewer

    38

    Iron Worker

    33

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