Origins of the Parkinson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1075North West 644Isle of Man 23Yorkshire 2908East Midlands 631West Midlands 246East 143London 10503South East 358South West 80South Wales 34Mid Wales 13West Wales 2North Wales 42Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Parkinsons lived in london

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    18,000 Parkinson Travel & migration records
    140,000 Parkinsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Parkinson

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    281st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Parkinson surname. The oldest one dates back to 1300.

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    What are the most common Parkinson first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Parkinsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Parkinsons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,710

    Dressmaker

    524

    Weaver

    409

    Weaver Cotton

    371

    Cotton Winder

    343

    Commmon male occupations for Parkinsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    866

    Cotton Weaver

    768

    Farmer

    576

    General Labourer

    459

    Joiner

    425

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