Origins of the Penrose surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 158East Midlands 21West Midlands 19East 53London 141South East 98South West 295South Wales 20Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Penroses lived in south-west

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    2,900 Penrose Travel & migration records
    11,000 Penroses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Penrose

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    Common jobs for Penroses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Penroses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    71

    Living On Own Means

    39

    House Servant

    29

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Tailoress

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Penroses in 1921

    Farmer

    54

    Copper Miner

    53

    Tin Miner

    52

    General Labourer

    39

    Bricklayer

    38

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