Origins of the Slack surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 451North West 492Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 994East Midlands 940West Midlands 283East 67London 839South East 106South West 52South Wales 3Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Slacks lived in yorkshire

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    6,400 Slack Travel & migration records
    47,000 Slacks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Slack

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    859th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Slack surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Slack first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Slacks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Slacks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    170

    Domestic Servant

    119

    General Servant Domestic

    91

    Charwoman

    84

    Laundress

    75

    Commmon male occupations for Slacks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    312

    Farmer

    263

    General Labourer

    150

    Coal Miner Hewer

    131

    Lead Miner

    116

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