Origins of the Tooke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 19West Midlands 19East 268London 204South East 156South West 5South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tookes lived in east

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    860 Tooke Travel & migration records
    5,800 Tookes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tooke

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    We have for the Tooke surname. The oldest one dates back to 1541.

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    What are the most common Tooke first names?

    William

    Alfred

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tookes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tookes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Tailoress

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Tookes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Bricklayer

    28

    Basket Maker

    27

    Carpenter

    19

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