Origins of the Pether surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 13West Midlands 2East 34London 125South East 76South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pethers lived in london

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    230 Pether Travel & migration records
    2,800 Pethers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pether

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    What are the most common Pether first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Pethers

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

    Common female occupations for Pethers in 1921

    Laundress

    11

    Charwoman

    10

    Dressmaker

    7

    Housemaid

    6

    Cook

    5

    Common male occupations for Pethers in 1921

    General Labourer

    19

    Carpenter

    17

    Butcher

    14

    Cook

    11

    Yeoman

    9

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