Origins of the Kinghorn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 209North West 13Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 92East Midlands 4West Midlands 3East 2London 34South East 19South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kinghorns lived in north-east

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    1,400 Kinghorn Travel & migration records
    6,700 Kinghorns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kinghorn

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    What are the most common Kinghorn first names?

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    Common jobs for Kinghorns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kinghorns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Housekeeper

    25

    House Keeper

    19

    F S

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Kinghorns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    53

    Tailor

    39

    Mason

    35

    Blacksmith

    34

    Joiner

    31

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