Origins of the Kench surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 21West Midlands 76East 25London 135South East 55South West 12South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kenchs lived in london

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    340 Kench Travel & migration records
    4,000 Kenchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kench

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    What are the most common Kench first names?

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    Common jobs for Kenchs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kenchs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Laundress

    21

    Milliner

    12

    Widow

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Kenchs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Carpenter

    18

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Railway Porter

    11

    General Labourer

    10

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