Origins of the Oke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 6London 26South East 17South West 207South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Okes lived in south-west

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    1,100 Oke Travel & migration records
    3,300 Okes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Oke first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Okes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Okes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Widow

    8

    Wife

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Okes in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    21

    Carpenter

    18

    Tailor

    16

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