Origins of the Kemish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of Man 17Yorkshire 4East Midlands 1West Midlands 14East 12London 44South East 158South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kemishs lived in south-east

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    180 Kemish Travel & migration records
    1,900 Kemishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kemish

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    What are the most common Kemish first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Kemishs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kemishs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant

    7

    Laundress

    6

    Cook

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Kemishs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farmer

    15

    General Labourer

    11

    Blacksmith

    8

    Butcher

    7

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