Origins of the Pearsons surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 46East Midlands 11West Midlands 10East 62London 50South East 21South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pearsonses lived in east

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    270 Pearsons Travel & migration records
    2,000 Pearsonses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pearsons

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    Common jobs for Pearsonses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pearsonses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    House Keeper

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Cook

    4

    Baker

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Pearsonses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Carter

    6

    Fisherman

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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