Origins of the Pepper surname

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    In 1921, most Peppers lived in london

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    6,400 Pepper Travel & migration records
    43,000 Peppers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pepper

    How common is your surname?

    917th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Pepper surname. The oldest one dates back to .

    Who were Peppers most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Pepper first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Peppers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Peppers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    207

    Domestic Servant

    109

    General Servant Domestic

    106

    Laundress

    94

    Living On Own Means

    79

    Commmon male occupations for Peppers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    230

    Coal Miner

    215

    General Labourer

    163

    Carpenter

    152

    Farmer

    151

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