Origins of the Kirkup surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 375North West 53Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 8West Midlands 4East 57London 45South East 18South West 2South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kirkups lived in north-east

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    680 Kirkup Travel & migration records
    7,700 Kirkups found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kirkup

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    What are the most common Kirkup first names?

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    Common jobs for Kirkups

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kirkups in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Farm Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Housekeeper

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Kirkups in 1921

    Coal Miner

    46

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Farm Labourer

    33

    General Labourer

    26

    Coal Miner Hewer

    23

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