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Origins of the Kish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 2West MidlandsEastLondonSouth East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kishs lived in north-east

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    230 Kish Travel & migration records
    330 Kishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kish

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    Common jobs for Kishs

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

    Common female occupations for Kishs in 1921

    Own Means

    3

    Clerks

    2

    Cotton Hand Loom Weaver

    2

    Office Machine Operators

    2

    Barmaid

    1

    Common male occupations for Kishs in 1921

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    20

    Semiskilled Machine Shop And Related Occupations

    16

    Semiskilled Miners

    14

    Tinsmiths

    13

    Semiskilled Occupations In Mechanical Treatment Of Metals (Rolling

    12

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