Origins of the Pentland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 123North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 5West Midlands 8East 7London 20South East 20South West 12South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pentlands lived in north-east

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    1,600 Pentland Travel & migration records
    3,200 Pentlands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pentland

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    What are the most common Pentland first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Pentlands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pentlands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Housekeeper

    10

    Annuitant

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Pentlands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    33

    Cooper

    23

    Clerk

    15

    Blacksmith

    14

    Joiner

    14

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