Roakes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Roakes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Roakes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Living On Own Means 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Draper Assistant 1
Straw Carter 1
School Master 1
District Visitor Coach 1
Domestic Servant General 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Carman 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
Directory Coachman 1
General Servant 1
Hair Dresser 1
Lives On Own Means 1
Living On Her Own Means 1
Merchant's Clerk 1
Fitter 1
General Labourer 1
Char Woman 1
Coal Miner 1

Roakes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rooks 67% 4,872
2 Reeks 50% 3,765
3 Reakes 83% 2,425
4 Raikes 67% 1,239
5 Rookes 83% 1,151
6 Rakes 83% 541
7 Roakes 100% 325
8 Reekes 67% 185
9 Reaks 67% 128
10 Rokes 83% 125
11 Ruks 50% 106

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The surname Roakes is the 7th most popular variant of Rooks.

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