Origins of the Peckett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 7Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 278East Midlands 12West Midlands 3East 28London 48South East 36South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pecketts lived in yorkshire

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    330 Peckett Travel & migration records
    4,300 Pecketts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pecketts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pecketts in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Charwoman

    10

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Pecketts in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    17

    General Labourer

    17

    Tailor

    13

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