Origins of the Silk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 15West Midlands 173East 63London 518South East 230South West 81South Wales 21Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Silks lived in london

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    3,800 Silk Travel & migration records
    15,000 Silks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Silk

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    What are the most common Silk first names?

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    Common jobs for Silks

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

    Common female occupations for Silks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Domestic Servant

    38

    Laundress

    32

    General Servant

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Common male occupations for Silks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    76

    Tailor

    67

    General Labourer

    61

    Carpenter

    45

    Clerk

    36

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