Origins of the Turk surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 11West Midlands 29East 53London 143South East 239South West 111South Wales 18Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Turks lived in south-east

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    1,700 Turk Travel & migration records
    8,000 Turks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Turk

    How common is your surname?

    You have a rare surname! It's not in the top 1000 UK surnames!

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

    Who were Turks most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Turk first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Turks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Turks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    50

    Laundress

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    General Servant

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Turks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

    Farmer

    49

    Carpenter

    35

    General Labourer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    26

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