Origins of the Stocks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 81North West 76Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 1825East Midlands 400West Midlands 81East 77London 498South East 158South West 23South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stockses lived in yorkshire

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    3,800 Stocks Travel & migration records
    34,000 Stockses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stocks

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    What are the most common Stocks first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Stockses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stockses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    136

    Domestic Servant

    65

    Housekeeper

    62

    Living On Own Means

    57

    Dress Maker

    55

    Commmon male occupations for Stockses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    281

    Agricultural Labourer

    125

    Coal Miner Hewer

    109

    Stone Mason

    86

    General Labourer

    85

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