Kenshaw Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kenshaw Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kenshaw family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 8
Cotton Card Room Hand 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Farmer 4
Cotton Spinner 3
School 3
Cotton Operative 3
Dock Labourer 2
Domestic 2
Book Keeper 2
Card Room Cotton Mill 2
Carriage Traveller 2
Dress Maker 2
Farm Carter 2
Iron Moulder 2
Joiner 2
Labourer 2
Scale Maker Weigh 2
Cab Driver 2
Coal Miner & Hewer 2
Cotton Reeler 2
Tailoress 2
Worsted Spinner 2
Carter On Farm Agricultural Horse 1
Coal Carter 1

Kenshaw Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kneeshaw 75% 2,039
2 Kenshaw 100% 1,696

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The surname Kenshaw is the 2nd most popular variant of Kneeshaw.

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