Origins of the Perrett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 17Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 42East Midlands 44West Midlands 28East 71London 381South East 197South West 362South Wales 142Mid Wales 6West Wales 1North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Perretts lived in london

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    1,700 Perrett Travel & migration records
    17,000 Perretts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Perrett

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    What are the most common Perrett first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Perretts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Perretts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    82

    Laundress

    56

    Domestic Servant

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    General Servant

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Perretts in 1921

    Farmer

    126

    Agricultural Labourer

    96

    Carpenter

    77

    Farm Labourer

    60

    General Labourer

    58

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