Origins of the Norfolk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 3Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 288East Midlands 28West Midlands 17East 327London 246South East 97South West 6South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Norfolks lived in east

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    910 Norfolk Travel & migration records
    9,100 Norfolks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Norfolk

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    What are the most common Norfolk first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Norfolks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Norfolks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Farmers Daughter

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Tailoress

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Norfolks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    75

    Blacksmith

    43

    Farmer

    42

    Farm Labourer

    37

    General Labourer

    28

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