Origins of the Wilkes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 168North West 124Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 390East Midlands 131West Midlands 2450East 195London 799South East 419South West 235South Wales 155Mid Wales 16West Wales 4North Wales 54Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilkeses lived in west-midlands

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    6,000 Wilkes Travel & migration records
    58,000 Wilkeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wilkes

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    811th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wilkes surname. The oldest one dates back to 1220.

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    What are the most common Wilkes first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wilkeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wilkeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    190

    Laundress

    132

    General Servant Domestic

    128

    Domestic Servant

    125

    General Servant

    91

    Commmon male occupations for Wilkeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    195

    General Labourer

    185

    Bricklayer

    155

    Agricultural Labourer

    117

    Coal Miner Hewer

    106

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