Origins of the Kefford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 10West Midlands 19East 46London 114South East 47South West 2South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keffords lived in london

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    110 Kefford Travel & migration records
    3,000 Keffords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kefford

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Keffords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keffords in 1921

    Laundress

    21

    Straw Plaiter

    17

    Dressmaker

    12

    House Servant

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Keffords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    General Labourer

    20

    Carpenter

    17

    Gardener

    17

    Blacksmith

    16

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