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Keenleyside Family History

Keenleyside Surname Meaning

From Keenleyside in Allendale (Northumb) which is recorded as Kenleya in 1230 and Kinleyside in 1608.

The place-name derives from the Old English personal name Cēna + Old English lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’.

With later addition of side ‘side slope hillside’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Keenleyside families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Keenleyside family name was found in the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1911. The most Keenleyside families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 4 Keenleyside families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Keenleyside's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Keenleyside families in 1911.
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What did your Keenleyside ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Keenleyside. 100% of Keenleyside men worked as a Farmer.

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  • Farmer
    100%

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There are 297 immigration records available for the last name Keenleyside. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 58 military records available for the last name Keenleyside. For the veterans among your Keenleyside ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1969 and 1991, in the United States, Keenleyside life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Keenleyside in 1969 was 68, and 90 in 1991.

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