Origins of the Kneen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 27Isle of Man 242Yorkshire 2East Midlands 4West Midlands 2East 1London 88South East 8South West 3South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

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

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    610 Kneen Travel & migration records
    4,000 Kneens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kneen

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    Common jobs for Kneens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kneens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    House Servant

    29

    Farmers Daughter

    19

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Kneens in 1921

    Able Seaman

    137

    Joiner

    68

    Master

    56

    Mate

    49

    Farmer

    48

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