Kayes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kayes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kayes family

Profession Census Frequency
Cook Domestic 3
Living On Own Means 3
Barmaid 2
Commercial Clerk 2
Card Room Hand Cotton Mill 2
Cotton Card Room Hand 2
Coal Miner & Hewer 2
Joiner And Wheel Wright 2
Scholar 2
Yarn Factory Fancy Textile 2
Shoeman Travelling- Exhib 2
Artist (painter) 1
Artist Color Man Fore Man 1
Bar Man 1
Bricklayer 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Carman 1
Char Woman 1
Clerk 1
Domestic 1
Draper Porter Domestic 1
Engineer Apprentice 1
General Servant Domestic 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Manager Of Brick Works 1

Kayes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Keys 60% 9,269
2 Keyes 80% 2,183
3 Kayes 100% 1,421
4 Keyse 40% 907
5 Kays 80% 747
6 Keeys 40% 276
7 Keays 60% 192
8 Caise 20% 121

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The surname Kayes is the 3rd most popular variant of Keys.

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