Origins of the Key surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 125North West 63Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 401East Midlands 470West Midlands 613East 349London 684South East 202South West 93South Wales 15Mid Wales 22West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keys lived in london

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    5,600 Key Travel & migration records
    45,000 Keys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Key

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    875th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Key surname. The oldest one dates back to 1539.

    Who were Keys most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Key first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Keys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    178

    Domestic Servant

    104

    House Servant

    104

    General Servant Domestic

    94

    Laundress

    93

    Commmon male occupations for Keys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    226

    Farmer

    215

    Coal Miner

    168

    General Labourer

    157

    Farm Labourer

    138

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