Origins of the Kinsey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 386Isle of ManYorkshire 125East Midlands 93West Midlands 235East 66London 520South East 70South West 289South Wales 64Mid Wales 67West Wales 48North Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kinseys lived in london

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    2,500 Kinsey Travel & migration records
    19,000 Kinseys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kinsey

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    What are the most common Kinsey first names?

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    Common jobs for Kinseys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kinseys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Domestic Servant

    57

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Farmers Daughter

    36

    Housekeeper

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Kinseys in 1921

    Farmer

    176

    Coal Miner

    143

    Coal Miner Hewer

    88

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

    Farmers Son

    76

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