Origins of the Knibb surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 45West Midlands 43East 18London 70South East 28South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Knibbs lived in london

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    230 Knibb Travel & migration records
    3,400 Knibbs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Knibbs

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    Commmon female occupations for Knibbs in 1921

    Lace Maker

    20

    Dressmaker

    18

    Widow

    14

    Living On Own Means

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Knibbs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Farmer

    17

    Carpenter

    13

    Butcher

    12

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