Origins of the Polkinghorne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 9West Midlands 5East 20London 46South East 9South West 289South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Polkinghornes lived in south-west

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    630 Polkinghorne Travel & migration records
    3,600 Polkinghornes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Polkinghorne

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    Common jobs for Polkinghornes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Polkinghornes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Housekeeper

    11

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Polkinghornes in 1921

    Tin Miner

    60

    Copper Miner

    30

    General Labourer

    16

    Miner

    12

    Carpenter

    11

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