Origins of the Petters surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 1West Midlands 9East 7London 13South East 20South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Petterses lived in south-east

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    270 Petters Travel & migration records
    1,500 Petterses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Petterses

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

    Common female occupations for Petterses in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Home

    6

    Annuitant

    5

    At Home

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Common male occupations for Petterses in 1921

    Stone Quarryman

    13

    Quarryman

    9

    Mason

    8

    Carpenter

    7

    Able Seaman

    6

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