Origins of the Pettinger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 127East Midlands 78West Midlands 9East 4London 35South East 12South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pettingers lived in yorkshire

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    310 Pettinger Travel & migration records
    3,400 Pettingers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pettingers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pettingers in 1921

    Spinster

    28

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Housekeeper

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Farmers Daughter

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Pettingers in 1921

    Farmer

    46

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Joiner

    16

    General Labourer

    11

    Farmers Son

    10

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