Origins of the Sparks surname

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    In 1921, most Sparkses lived in london

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    7,700 Sparks Travel & migration records
    43,000 Sparkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sparks

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    What are the most common Sparks first names?

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    Common jobs for Sparkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sparkses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    187

    Laundress

    165

    Domestic Servant

    129

    Charwoman

    117

    General Servant

    97

    Commmon male occupations for Sparkses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    317

    General Labourer

    202

    Farm Hands

    192

    Farm Labourer

    145

    Carpenter

    140

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