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Origins of the Kendrew surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 88North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 207East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 3London 50South East 12South West 6South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kendrews lived in yorkshire

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    340 Kendrew Travel & migration records
    3,700 Kendrews found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kendrew

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    What are the most common Kendrew first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Kendrews

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

    Common female occupations for Kendrews in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Farmers Daughter

    10

    At Home

    7

    Common male occupations for Kendrews in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Farmer

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Farmers Son

    14

    Joiner

    13

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