Origins of the Keogh surname

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    In 1921, most Keoghs lived in london

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    8,300 Keogh Travel & migration records
    7,200 Keoghs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Keogh

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    Common jobs for Keoghs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keoghs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Charwoman

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Laundress

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Keoghs in 1921

    General Labourer

    34

    Porter

    30

    Tailor

    27

    Bricklayer

    18

    Dock Labourer

    16

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