Origins of the Pallister surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 420North West 29Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 229East Midlands 7West MidlandsEast 14London 53South East 16South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pallisters lived in north-east

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    860 Pallister Travel & migration records
    8,000 Pallisters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pallister

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    What are the most common Pallister first names?

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    Common jobs for Pallisters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pallisters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    House Servant

    16

    Farmers Daughter

    15

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Pallisters in 1921

    Farmer

    47

    Coal Miner

    41

    Joiner

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    General Labourer

    25

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