Origins of the Penfold surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 15West Midlands 21East 185London 1086South East 1067South West 75South Wales 5Mid Wales 3West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Penfolds lived in london

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    2,500 Penfold Travel & migration records
    27,000 Penfolds found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Penfold first names?

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    Common jobs for Penfolds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Penfolds in 1921

    Laundress

    119

    Dressmaker

    100

    General Servant

    72

    General Servant Domestic

    69

    Domestic Servant

    64

    Commmon male occupations for Penfolds in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    154

    Bricklayer

    147

    Farm Labourer

    134

    Hawker

    132

    General Labourer

    130

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