Origins of the Sankey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 113Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 54West Midlands 165East 45London 684South East 84South West 27South Wales 8Mid Wales 15West Wales 1North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sankeys lived in london

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    1,700 Sankey Travel & migration records
    13,000 Sankeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sankey

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    What are the most common Sankey first names?

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    Common jobs for Sankeys

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    Commmon female occupations for Sankeys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    71

    Dressmaker

    50

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Living On Own Means

    33

    Charwoman

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Sankeys in 1921

    Farmer

    72

    General Labourer

    60

    Coal Miner

    43

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Coal Miner Hewer

    29

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