Origins of the Thacker surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 261East Midlands 251West Midlands 519East 153London 408South East 183South West 24South Wales 15Mid Wales 9West WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thackers lived in west-midlands

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    Common jobs for Thackers

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    Commmon female occupations for Thackers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    97

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    Domestic Servant

    52

    General Servant

    49

    Laundress

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Thackers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    174

    Cooper

    93

    Coal Miner

    87

    General Labourer

    75

    Farm Labourer

    70

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