Origins of the Keegan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 185North West 72Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 144East Midlands 14West Midlands 37East 36London 496South East 37South West 26South Wales 12Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keegans lived in london

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    Common jobs for Keegans

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    Commmon female occupations for Keegans in 1921

    Charwoman

    32

    Laundress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Dressmaker

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Keegans in 1921

    General Labourer

    63

    Coal Miner

    40

    Coal Miner Hewer

    35

    Dock Labourer

    34

    Fireman

    26

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