Origins of the Kinvig surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of Man 151YorkshireEast Midlands 4West Midlands 1EastLondon 65South East 4South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kinvigs lived in isle-of-man

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    190 Kinvig Travel & migration records
    1,900 Kinvigs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kinvig

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Kinvigs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kinvigs in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    18

    Dressmaker

    14

    Confectioner

    6

    Farmers Daughter

    6

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Kinvigs in 1921

    Farmer

    49

    Fisherman

    17

    Baker

    16

    Greaser

    15

    Blacksmith

    14

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