Origins of the Kirkness surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 2West Midlands 3East 9London 20South East 11South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kirknesses lived in london

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    510 Kirkness Travel & migration records
    2,400 Kirknesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kirkness

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    What are the most common Kirkness first names?

    James

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    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Kirknesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kirknesses in 1921

    Farmer's Daur

    41

    Farmer's Wife

    38

    Farmers Wife

    29

    Stocking Knitter

    23

    Farmers Daur

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Kirknesses in 1921

    Farmer

    67

    Farmer's Son

    26

    Farm Servant

    20

    Farmers Son

    18

    Farm Manager

    11

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