Silk Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Silk Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Silk family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 274
Agricultural Labourer 34
General Labourer 33
Domestic Servant 16
Living On Own Means 13
Coal Miner 10
Dress Maker 9
General Servant 9
Clerk 9
Labourer 8
Farmer 8
Living On Her Own Means 7
Butcher 6
Tailor 6
Carpenter 6
Farm Labourer 6
Tailoress 6
Carpet Weaver 6
Carman 5
Dock Labourer 5
House Keeper 5
Boot Maker 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Gardener 4
Upholsterer 4

Silk Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Silk 100% 10,548
2 Silke 80% 552
3 Slake 40% 387

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The surname Silk is the most popular version of all its varients

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