Origins of the Cork surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 87Isle of ManYorkshire 117East Midlands 32West Midlands 246East 145London 380South East 407South West 98South Wales 24Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Corks lived in south-east

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    2,600 Cork Travel & migration records
    22,000 Corks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cork

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    What are the most common Cork first names?

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    Common jobs for Corks

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

    Common female occupations for Corks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    106

    Laundress

    99

    Domestic Servant

    71

    House Servant

    70

    General Servant

    60

    Common male occupations for Corks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    184

    Coal Miner

    95

    General Labourer

    92

    Carpenter

    78

    Tailor

    69

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