Origins of the Kneale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 62Isle of Man 470Yorkshire 5East Midlands 4West Midlands 9East 5London 260South East 5South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kneales lived in isle-of-man

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    820 Kneale Travel & migration records
    7,200 Kneales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kneale

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    Common jobs for Kneales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kneales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    78

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    House Servant

    28

    Housekeeper

    24

    Living On Own Means

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Kneales in 1921

    Farmer

    75

    Able Seaman

    63

    Joiner

    58

    Fisherman

    43

    Farm Labourer

    38

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