Origins of the Kingdon surname

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    In 1921, most Kingdons lived in south-west

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    1,500 Kingdon Travel & migration records
    11,000 Kingdons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kingdon

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    What are the most common Kingdon first names?

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    Common jobs for Kingdons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kingdons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Living On Own Means

    35

    Laundress

    34

    House Servant

    33

    Widow

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Kingdons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Farmer

    49

    Carpenter

    44

    General Labourer

    37

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