Origins of the Perrie surname

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    In 1921, most Perries lived in undefined

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    620 Perrie Travel & migration records
    2,700 Perries found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Perrie first names?

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    Common jobs for Perries

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

    Commmon female occupations for Perries in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Laundress

    11

    Servant

    11

    Dress Maker

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Perries in 1921

    Coal Miner

    97

    Farm Servant

    17

    Farmer

    15

    Mason

    12

    Coalminer

    11

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