Origins of the Petchey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 17West MidlandsEast 158London 113South East 41South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Petcheys lived in east

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    100 Petchey Travel & migration records
    2,900 Petcheys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Petchey

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    What are the most common Petchey first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Petcheys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Petcheys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant

    9

    Farmers Daughter

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Petcheys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Carpenter

    19

    Gardener

    15

    Carman

    12

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