Origins of the Whyke surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 72East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 6London 20South East 2South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whykes lived in yorkshire

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    26 Whyke Travel & migration records
    490 Whykes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Whyke first names?

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    Jane

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    Common jobs for Whykes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whykes in 1921

    Widow

    8

    Domestic Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    House Keeper

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Whykes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Farm Labourer

    11

    File Cutter

    5

    Coal Miner

    4

    Iron Moulder

    4

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