Origins of the Kitching surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 484North West 138Isle of ManYorkshire 617East Midlands 149West Midlands 34East 49London 276South East 93South West 17South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kitchings lived in yorkshire

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    2,300 Kitching Travel & migration records
    20,000 Kitchings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kitching

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    What are the most common Kitching first names?

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    Common jobs for Kitchings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kitchings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Living On Own Means

    46

    Domestic Servant

    43

    Housekeeper

    37

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Kitchings in 1921

    Farmer

    120

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

    General Labourer

    64

    Farm Labourer

    52

    Joiner

    45

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