Origins of the Keates surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 25West Midlands 393East 41London 219South East 114South West 65South Wales 15Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keateses lived in west-midlands

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    930 Keates Travel & migration records
    10,000 Keateses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Keateses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keateses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    65

    Silk Winder

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Laundress

    23

    Living On Own Means

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Keateses in 1921

    Bricklayer

    67

    Tailor

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Baker

    34

    General Labourer

    34

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