Origins of the Peate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 93East Midlands 8West Midlands 96East 3London 87South East 16South West 9South WalesMid Wales 70West Wales 2North Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Peates lived in west-midlands

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    540 Peate Travel & migration records
    4,300 Peates found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Peates

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

    Commmon female occupations for Peates in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    16

    Living On Own Means

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Peates in 1921

    Farmer

    29

    Clerk

    16

    Grocer

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Carpenter

    14

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