Origins of the Kleyn surname

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    In 1921, most Kleyns lived in london

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    150 Kleyn Travel & migration records
    47 Kleyns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kleyn

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    What are the most common Kleyn first names?

    John

    Jacob

    Anna

    Anna Maria

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    Common jobs for Kleyns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kleyns in 1921

    Tailoress

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    Tailors Wife

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    Commmon male occupations for Kleyns in 1921

    Tailor

    2

    Tailors Son

    2

    Commercial Traveller

    1

    Cook

    1

    Cordwainer

    1

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