Origins of the Keeping surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 21West Midlands 5East 11London 165South East 239South West 53South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keepings lived in south-east

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    660 Keeping Travel & migration records
    6,200 Keepings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Keeping

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    What are the most common Keeping first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Keepings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keepings in 1921

    Laundress

    47

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Housekeeper

    14

    Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Keepings in 1921

    Carpenter

    36

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    General Labourer

    24

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Errand Boy

    16

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