Origins of the Selkirk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 73North West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 6West Midlands 6East 13London 39South East 9South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Selkirks lived in north-east

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    1,200 Selkirk Travel & migration records
    4,500 Selkirks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Selkirk

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    What are the most common Selkirk first names?

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    Common jobs for Selkirks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Selkirks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Annuitant

    22

    Housekeeper

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Selkirks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    63

    Flesher

    22

    Clerk

    15

    Weaver

    14

    Mason

    13

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