Origins of the Kiff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 13West Midlands 8East 131London 232South East 35South West 102South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kiffs lived in london

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    280 Kiff Travel & migration records
    4,200 Kiffs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Kiff first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Kiffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kiffs in 1921

    Laundress

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Charwoman

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Kiffs in 1921

    General Labourer

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Carman

    25

    Porter

    10

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