Origins of the Paling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 84East Midlands 356West Midlands 47East 17London 80South East 37South West 12South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Palings lived in east-midlands

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    540 Paling Travel & migration records
    6,800 Palings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Paling

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    What are the most common Paling first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Palings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Palings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Laundress

    22

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Housekeeper

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Palings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Coal Miner

    27

    General Labourer

    26

    Joiner

    19

    Farm Labourer

    18

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