Origins of the Pedersen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 70North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 23West Midlands 1East 5London 60South East 22South West 18South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pedersens lived in north-east

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    17,000 Pedersen Travel & migration records
    1,200 Pedersens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pedersen

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    Peder

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    Karen

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    Common jobs for Pedersens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pedersens in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Clerks

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Housemaid Domestic

    2

    Sailor

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Pedersens in 1921

    Able Seaman

    66

    Farm Hands

    34

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    29

    A B Seaman

    25

    Ordinary Seaman

    19

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