Origins of the Petrie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 151North West 17Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 41East Midlands 12West Midlands 11East 43London 207South East 80South West 49South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Petries lived in london

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    7,600 Petrie Travel & migration records
    25,000 Petries found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Petries

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

    Commmon female occupations for Petries in 1921

    Dressmaker

    184

    Domestic Servant

    124

    Housekeeper

    120

    F S

    101

    House Keeper

    63

    Commmon male occupations for Petries in 1921

    Shoemaker

    171

    Farmer

    168

    Farm Servant

    153

    Ploughman

    120

    Tailor

    95

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