Origins of the Took surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 16West Midlands 2East 45London 95South East 23South West 16South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tooks lived in london

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    310 Took Travel & migration records
    3,500 Tooks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Took

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    What are the most common Took first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Tooks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tooks in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    12

    Charwoman

    11

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Tooks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Carpenter

    30

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Cordwainer

    19

    General Labourer

    15

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