Origins of the Tookey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of Man 2Yorkshire 14East Midlands 52West Midlands 58East 29London 94South East 51South West 33South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tookeys lived in london

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    620 Tookey Travel & migration records
    4,200 Tookeys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Tookey first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tookeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tookeys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Dressmaker

    13

    Living On Own Means

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Tookeys in 1921

    Carpenter

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Grocer

    17

    Tailor

    15

    Cotton Weaver

    14

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