Origins of the Kenneth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 14East Midlands 15West Midlands 16East 14London 97South East 125South West 10South Wales 4Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kenneths lived in south-east

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    990 Kenneth Travel & migration records
    2,700 Kenneths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kenneth

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    What are the most common Kenneth first names?

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    William

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Kenneths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kenneths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Housemaid Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Kenneths in 1921

    Coal Master

    13

    Carman

    8

    General Labourer

    8

    Cabinet Maker

    6

    Fisherman

    6

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