Origins of the Pengilly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 4London 23South East 11South West 88South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pengillys lived in south-west

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    360 Pengilly Travel & migration records
    2,800 Pengillys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pengilly

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    Who were Pengillys most likely to marry?

    Pengilley Or Pengiley Or Pengillys

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    What are the most common Pengilly first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pengillys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pengillys in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    19

    Dressmaker

    16

    Wife

    11

    Charwoman

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Pengillys in 1921

    Farmer

    22

    Farmers Son

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Tin Miner

    13

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