Origins of the Quirke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 2West Midlands 11East 6London 37South East 9South West 7South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Quirkes lived in london

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    Common jobs for Quirkes

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    Common female occupations for Quirkes in 1921

    Student

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    Book Folder

    2

    Cap Maker

    2

    Charwoman

    2

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Common male occupations for Quirkes in 1921

    Postman

    5

    Surgeon

    5

    Cutler

    3

    Porter

    3

    Bricklayers Labourer

    2

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