Origins of the Starkey surname

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    In 1921, most Starkeys lived in london

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    4,300 Starkey Travel & migration records
    29,000 Starkeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Starkey

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    What are the most common Starkey first names?

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    Common jobs for Starkeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Starkeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    96

    Laundress

    81

    Domestic Servant

    68

    General Servant Domestic

    65

    Cotton Weaver

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Starkeys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    186

    General Labourer

    89

    Agricultural Labourer

    75

    Farmer

    71

    Joiner

    67

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