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Origins of the Keogh surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 80Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 68East Midlands 23West Midlands 20East 25London 333South East 82South West 50South Wales 14Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    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.

    Common female occupations for Keoghs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Charwoman

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Laundress

    16

    Common male occupations for Keoghs in 1921

    General Labourer

    34

    Porter

    30

    Tailor

    27

    Bricklayer

    18

    Dock Labourer

    16

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