Origins of the Pell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 59Isle of ManYorkshire 364East Midlands 361West Midlands 116East 77London 309South East 126South West 7South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pells lived in yorkshire

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    2,800 Pell Travel & migration records
    18,000 Pells found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Pell first names?

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    Common jobs for Pells

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    Commmon female occupations for Pells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    89

    General Servant Domestic

    50

    Lace Maker

    48

    Domestic Servant

    36

    General Servant

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Pells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    156

    Farm Labourer

    105

    Farmer

    79

    Coal Miner

    71

    Carpenter

    65

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