Origins of the Petman surname

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    In 1921, most Petmans lived in yorkshire

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    180 Petman Travel & migration records
    670 Petmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Petman

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    What are the most common Petman first names?

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    Common jobs for Petmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Petmans in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Living On Own Means

    5

    House Servant

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Schollar

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Petmans in 1921

    Butcher

    16

    Yeoman

    12

    Tanner

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Carpenter

    5

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