Origins of the Keen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 204North West 112Isle of ManYorkshire 228East Midlands 87West Midlands 374East 302London 1750South East 944South West 227South Wales 51Mid Wales 6West Wales 2North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keens lived in london

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    6,900 Keen Travel & migration records
    62,000 Keens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Keen

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    731st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Keen surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Keen first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Keens

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

    Common female occupations for Keens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    321

    Laundress

    185

    General Servant Domestic

    173

    Domestic Servant

    149

    General Servant

    121

    Common male occupations for Keens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    435

    General Labourer

    272

    Bricklayer

    238

    Farmer

    209

    Farm Labourer

    193

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