Origins of the Patience surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 7West Midlands 18East 139London 113South East 36South West 21South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Patiences lived in east

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    990 Patience Travel & migration records
    5,000 Patiences found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Patience

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    What are the most common Patience first names?

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    Common jobs for Patiences

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

    Commmon female occupations for Patiences in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    31

    Fisherman's Wife

    26

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Laundress

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Patiences in 1921

    Fisherman

    274

    Fisher

    112

    General Labourer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Carpenter

    17

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