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Origins of the Keeves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 11West Midlands 15East 31London 46South East 37South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keeveses lived in london

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    120 Keeves Travel & migration records
    1,200 Keeveses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Keeves first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Keeveses

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    Common female occupations for Keeveses in 1921

    Lace Maker

    6

    At Home

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Common male occupations for Keeveses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Clerk

    7

    Carman

    6

    Tin Plate Worker

    6

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