Origins of the Perryman surname

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    In 1921, most Perrymans lived in london

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    1,500 Perryman Travel & migration records
    11,000 Perrymans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Perryman

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    What are the most common Perryman first names?

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    Common jobs for Perrymans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Perrymans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    66

    Laundress

    48

    Domestic Servant

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    31

    Charwoman

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Perrymans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Carpenter

    51

    General Labourer

    47

    Bricklayer

    42

    Farm Labourer

    41

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