Origins of the Petterson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 9London 33South East 11South West 7South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pettersons lived in london

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    19,000 Petterson Travel & migration records
    1,600 Pettersons found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Pettersons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pettersons in 1921

    Nurse

    39

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Dressmaker

    5

    General Servant

    5

    Housemaid

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Pettersons in 1921

    Able Seaman

    91

    Fireman

    28

    Mariner

    19

    A B

    18

    Sailor

    16

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