Origins of the Kerfoot surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 84Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 34West Midlands 4EastLondon 555South East 4South West 16South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 26Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kerfoots lived in london

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    900 Kerfoot Travel & migration records
    6,000 Kerfoots found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kerfoot

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    What are the most common Kerfoot first names?

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    Common jobs for Kerfoots

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kerfoots in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    75

    Dressmaker

    22

    Widow

    17

    Farmers Wife

    15

    Weaver

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Kerfoots in 1921

    Farmer

    60

    Coal Miner

    34

    Bricklayer

    33

    Cotton Spinner

    22

    General Labourer

    22

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