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Origins of the Kewish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of Man 17Yorkshire 2East MidlandsWest Midlands 7East 6London 14South East 5South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kewishs lived in isle-of-man

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    110 Kewish Travel & migration records
    650 Kewishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kewish

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    William

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    Jane

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Kewishs

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

    Common female occupations for Kewishs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    At Home

    2

    Boarding House Keeper

    2

    Common male occupations for Kewishs in 1921

    Joiner

    11

    Farmer

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Baker

    6

    Fisherman

    6

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