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
School 197
Clerk 14
Labourer 13
Private Means 13
General Labourer 10
Farm Labourer 10
General Servant (domestic) 9
Nil 9
Dress Maker 7
Dressmaker 7
Scholar 7
At School 6
Housemaid (domestic) 6
Laundress 6
Charwoman 5
Coal Porter 5
Packer 5
Tailoress 5
Gardener (domestic) 5
Farmer 5
House Painter 5
Boot Maker 5
Cabinet Maker 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Carpet Weaver 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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