Origins of the Pryke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 4West Midlands 10East 425London 425South East 148South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Prykes lived in london

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    780 Pryke Travel & migration records
    12,000 Prykes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Prykes

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    Commmon female occupations for Prykes in 1921

    Laundress

    47

    Dressmaker

    46

    Tailoress

    42

    Shoemaker

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Prykes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    115

    Farm Labourer

    67

    Shoemaker

    52

    Blacksmith

    43

    Butcher

    40

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