Origins of the Quirk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 60Isle of Man 443Yorkshire 94East Midlands 7West Midlands 2East 17London 453South East 58South West 42South Wales 11Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Quirks lived in london

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    Interesting facts about Quirk

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    Common jobs for Quirks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Quirks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    88

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    House Servant

    41

    Charwoman

    37

    Domestic Servant

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Quirks in 1921

    Able Seaman

    196

    Fisherman

    148

    Farmer

    88

    General Labourer

    87

    Mariner

    77

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