Origins of the Kneller surname

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    In 1921, most Knellers lived in london

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    480 Kneller Travel & migration records
    3,800 Knellers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Kneller first names?

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    Common jobs for Knellers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Knellers in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Laundress

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    General Servant

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Knellers in 1921

    General Labourer

    30

    Bricklayer

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Plasterer

    14

    Carman

    13

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