Origins of the Sparke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 22West Midlands 13East 87London 150South East 82South West 28South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sparkes lived in london

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    480 Sparke Travel & migration records
    5,900 Sparkes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sparke first names?

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    Common jobs for Sparkes

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    Commmon female occupations for Sparkes in 1921

    Widow

    29

    Dressmaker

    27

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Laundress

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Sparkes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Farmer

    31

    Yeoman

    24

    Grocer

    20

    Miller

    20

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