Origins of the Kees surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 3East 3London 50South East 13South West 51South Wales 16Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keeses lived in south-west

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    430 Kees Travel & migration records
    1,100 Keeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kees

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    What are the most common Kees first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Keeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keeses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    8

    House Servant

    6

    Laundress

    6

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Keeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    20

    Tinsmiths

    8

    Farm Hands

    7

    Farmer

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

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