Origins of the Kings surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 21West Midlands 289East 31London 140South East 60South West 35South Wales 32Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kingses lived in west-midlands

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    630 Kings Travel & migration records
    8,100 Kingses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kings

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    What are the most common Kings first names?

    Charlton

    Ian William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Kingses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kingses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    Laundress

    30

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Nailer

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Kingses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    92

    Carpenter

    58

    Farm Labourer

    33

    Nailer

    28

    Wheelwright

    24

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