Origins of the Peebles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 54North West 4Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 13East Midlands 3West Midlands 13East 10London 49South East 28South West 19South Wales 34Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Peebleses lived in north-east

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    3,000 Peebles Travel & migration records
    8,900 Peebleses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Peebleses

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

    Common female occupations for Peebleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    Domestic Servant

    45

    Housekeeper

    25

    Jute Weaver

    25

    Annuitant

    23

    Common male occupations for Peebleses in 1921

    Blacksmith

    57

    Weaver

    53

    Joiner

    49

    Coal Miner

    48

    Mason

    45

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