Origins of the Keech surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 90East Midlands 174West Midlands 11East 158London 153South East 61South West 73South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keechs lived in east-midlands

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    770 Keech Travel & migration records
    6,900 Keechs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Keech

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    Common jobs for Keechs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keechs in 1921

    Lace Maker

    66

    Dressmaker

    33

    Lacemaker

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Laundress

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Keechs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    79

    Farm Labourer

    34

    General Labourer

    20

    Shoemaker

    20

    Ag Labourer

    13

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