Origins of the Peat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 203North West 59Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 443East Midlands 295West Midlands 48East 82London 287South East 138South West 19South Wales 15Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Peats lived in yorkshire

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    2,800 Peat Travel & migration records
    22,000 Peats found in all Census records

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    Who were Peats most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Peat first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Peats

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

    Commmon female occupations for Peats in 1921

    Dressmaker

    101

    Domestic Servant

    55

    Laundress

    54

    Housekeeper

    44

    General Servant

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Peats in 1921

    Coal Miner

    148

    Butcher

    102

    Tailor

    89

    Joiner

    84

    General Labourer

    81

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