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Origins of the Speck surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 121East Midlands 72West Midlands 16East 11London 41South East 24South West 46South WalesMid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Specks lived in yorkshire

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    1,100 Speck Travel & migration records
    5,500 Specks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Speck

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    What are the most common Speck first names?

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    Common jobs for Specks

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

    Common female occupations for Specks in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Lab

    11

    Common male occupations for Specks in 1921

    General Labourer

    47

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Farm Hands

    22

    Lab

    17

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