Origins of the Dilks surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 59East Midlands 179West Midlands 54East 21London 51South East 16South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dilkses lived in east-midlands

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    470 Dilks Travel & migration records
    4,900 Dilkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dilks

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    Common jobs for Dilkses

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

    Common female occupations for Dilkses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Laundress

    13

    Seamstress

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Common male occupations for Dilkses in 1921

    Bricklayer

    78

    Coal Miner

    29

    Brick Maker

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Frame Work Knitter

    14

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