Origins of the Kyffin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 3West MidlandsEast 13London 27South East 3South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 38Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kyffins lived in north-wales

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    180 Kyffin Travel & migration records
    1,200 Kyffins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kyffin

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    Common jobs for Kyffins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kyffins in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Domestic Servant

    5

    Milliner

    5

    Farmers Wife

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Kyffins in 1921

    Joiner

    21

    Coal Miner

    13

    Shipwright

    9

    Collier

    8

    Gentleman

    8

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