Origins of the Kendall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 255North West 234Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 1521East Midlands 286West Midlands 416East 288London 1268South East 537South West 289South Wales 106Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kendalls lived in yorkshire

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    12,000 Kendall Travel & migration records
    68,000 Kendalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kendall

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    598th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Kendall surname. The oldest one dates back to 1377.

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    What are the most common Kendall first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Kendalls

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

    Common female occupations for Kendalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    297

    Living On Own Means

    159

    Laundress

    145

    General Servant Domestic

    125

    Domestic Servant

    120

    Common male occupations for Kendalls in 1921

    Farmer

    291

    Agricultural Labourer

    206

    General Labourer

    200

    Farm Labourer

    165

    Carpenter

    150

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