Origins of the Kinsella surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 56Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 2West Midlands 28East 24London 456South East 26South West 36South Wales 12Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kinsellas lived in london

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    5,900 Kinsella Travel & migration records
    4,700 Kinsellas found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kinsella

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    Common jobs for Kinsellas

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kinsellas in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Charwoman

    13

    At Home

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Kinsellas in 1921

    Dock Labourer

    44

    General Labourer

    28

    Able Seaman

    19

    Master

    17

    Fireman

    14

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