Origins of the Peirson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 66North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 225East Midlands 6West Midlands 13East 13London 66South East 37South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Peirsons lived in yorkshire

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    550 Peirson Travel & migration records
    5,000 Peirsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Peirsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Peirsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Living On Own Means

    21

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Farmers Wife

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Peirsons in 1921

    Farmer

    77

    Blacksmith

    52

    Butcher

    44

    Farmers Son

    43

    Tailor

    30

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