Origins of the Knaggs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 232North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 284East Midlands 26West Midlands 8East 8London 51South East 16South West 4South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Knaggses lived in yorkshire

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    910 Knaggs Travel & migration records
    8,400 Knaggses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Knaggs

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    Common jobs for Knaggses

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

    Common female occupations for Knaggses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    House Servant

    35

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Charwoman

    20

    Common male occupations for Knaggses in 1921

    Fisherman

    52

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Joiner

    37

    Farmer

    30

    Farm Labourer

    29

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