Origins of the Stokoe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 718North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 96East Midlands 2West Midlands 2East 13London 39South East 34South West 6South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stokoes lived in north-east

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    670 Stokoe Travel & migration records
    10,000 Stokoes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Stokoes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stokoes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Housekeeper

    21

    House Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Stokoes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    157

    Coal Miner Hewer

    86

    Blacksmith

    59

    Joiner

    44

    General Labourer

    23

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