Origins of the Rookes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 78East Midlands 10West Midlands 11East 21London 23South East 22South West 96South Wales 3Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rookeses lived in south-west

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    150 Rookes Travel & migration records
    2,300 Rookeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rookes

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    Common jobs for Rookeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rookeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Laundress

    7

    Charwoman

    6

    General Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Rookeses in 1921

    General Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

    Vintner

    10

    Platelayer

    8

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