Origins of the Pember surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 2West Midlands 43East 19London 60South East 8South West 66South Wales 14Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pembers lived in south-west

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    320 Pember Travel & migration records
    3,000 Pembers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Pember first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pembers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pembers in 1921

    Laundress

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Charwoman

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Pembers in 1921

    Carpenter

    27

    General Labourer

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Cooper

    12

    Farm Labourer

    12

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