Origins of the Pater surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 19Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 2East MidlandsWest Midlands 14East 11London 70South East 13South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Paters lived in london

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    440 Pater Travel & migration records
    1,600 Paters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pater

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    What are the most common Pater first names?

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    Common jobs for Paters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Paters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Governess

    9

    Laundress

    9

    General Servant

    8

    Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Paters in 1921

    Fisherman

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Tailor

    9

    Butcher

    8

    Master

    6

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