Origins of the Stoker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1131North West 15Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 227East Midlands 25West Midlands 105East 52London 205South East 71South West 44South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stokers lived in north-east

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    2,900 Stoker Travel & migration records
    21,000 Stokers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stoker

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    What are the most common Stoker first names?

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    Common jobs for Stokers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stokers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    104

    Domestic Servant

    53

    General Servant Domestic

    50

    House Servant

    50

    General Servant

    45

    Commmon male occupations for Stokers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    424

    Coal Miner Hewer

    123

    Bricklayer

    65

    General Labourer

    65

    Blacksmith

    64

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