Origins of the Knee surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of Man 1Yorkshire 41East Midlands 5West Midlands 18East 16London 59South East 33South West 99South Wales 15Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Knees lived in south-west

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    730 Knee Travel & migration records
    4,600 Knees found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Knee

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    We have for the Knee surname. The oldest one dates back to 1532.

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    What are the most common Knee first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Knees

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

    Commmon female occupations for Knees in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    19

    Living On Own Means

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Lab

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Knees in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    General Labourer

    19

    Lab

    19

    Carpenter

    18

    Tailor

    17

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