Origins of the Keeling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 112Isle of ManYorkshire 279East Midlands 373West Midlands 948East 271London 342South East 175South West 83South Wales 38Mid Wales 6West Wales 3North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keelings lived in west-midlands

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    2,900 Keeling Travel & migration records
    27,000 Keelings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Keeling

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    What are the most common Keeling first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Keelings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keelings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    101

    Living On Own Means

    72

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    Domestic Servant

    51

    Laundress

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Keelings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    123

    General Labourer

    100

    Agricultural Labourer

    91

    Bricklayer

    65

    Coal Miner Hewer

    60

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