Origins of the Yarker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 76East Midlands 5West Midlands 5East 14London 89South East 9South West 5South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yarkers lived in london

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    140 Yarker Travel & migration records
    2,100 Yarkers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yarker

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    What are the most common Yarker first names?

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    Common jobs for Yarkers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yarkers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Laundress

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Gentlewoman

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Yarkers in 1921

    Attorney

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Clerk

    10

    Tailor

    9

    General Labourer

    8

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