Origins of the Pattinson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 789North West 754Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 249East Midlands 85West Midlands 119East 42London 377South East 56South West 29South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pattinsons lived in north-east

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    2,600 Pattinson Travel & migration records
    26,000 Pattinsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pattinson

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    Common jobs for Pattinsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pattinsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    123

    House Servant

    66

    Living On Own Means

    65

    Domestic Servant

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Pattinsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    225

    Farmer

    192

    Joiner

    103

    Coal Miner Hewer

    100

    Lead Miner

    80

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