Origins of the Kell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 708North West 23Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 119East Midlands 21West Midlands 17East 35London 144South East 71South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kells lived in north-east

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    2,400 Kell Travel & migration records
    12,000 Kells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kell

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    What are the most common Kell first names?

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    Common jobs for Kells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    Domestic Servant

    33

    House Servant

    28

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Laundress

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Kells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    176

    Coal Miner Hewer

    92

    Farmer

    48

    Mason

    36

    General Labourer

    32

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