Origins of the Spink surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 72North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 1004East Midlands 34West Midlands 95East 163London 353South East 204South West 23South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Spinks lived in yorkshire

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    2,300 Spink Travel & migration records
    24,000 Spinks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Spink

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    What are the most common Spink first names?

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    Common jobs for Spinks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Spinks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    137

    General Servant Domestic

    52

    House Servant

    51

    Domestic Servant

    48

    House Keeper

    46

    Commmon male occupations for Spinks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    156

    Farmer

    107

    Fisherman

    88

    Butcher

    87

    Farm Labourer

    80

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