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Origins of the Pelling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 33Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 3West Midlands 9East 56London 283South East 582South West 10South Wales 9Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pellings lived in south-east

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    820 Pelling Travel & migration records
    8,700 Pellings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pelling

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    What are the most common Pelling first names?

    William

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pellings

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

    Common female occupations for Pellings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Laundress

    35

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    General Servant

    23

    Common male occupations for Pellings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    72

    Bricklayer

    42

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Carpenter

    25

    General Labourer

    24

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