Origins of the Kenyon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 66North West 346Isle of Man 29Yorkshire 809East Midlands 93West Midlands 99East 31London 5048South East 153South West 30South Wales 5Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 36Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kenyons lived in london

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    8,900 Kenyon Travel & migration records
    59,000 Kenyons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kenyon

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    799th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Kenyon first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Kenyons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kenyons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,163

    Weaver Cotton

    221

    Cotton Winder

    219

    Weaver

    202

    Dressmaker

    184

    Commmon male occupations for Kenyons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    514

    Coal Miner

    229

    General Labourer

    194

    Weaver

    173

    Cotton Spinner

    147

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