Origins of the Pickering surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1182North West 599Isle of Man 20Yorkshire 1995East Midlands 738West Midlands 877East 195London 2383South East 337South West 113South Wales 47Mid Wales 22West Wales 3North Wales 70Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pickerings lived in london

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    11,000 Pickering Travel & migration records
    110,000 Pickerings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pickering

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    391st most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Pickering surname. The oldest one dates back to 1241.

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    What are the most common Pickering first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pickerings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pickerings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    432

    Cotton Weaver

    384

    Domestic Servant

    241

    General Servant Domestic

    233

    Housekeeper

    190

    Commmon male occupations for Pickerings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    573

    Farmer

    413

    Agricultural Labourer

    338

    General Labourer

    335

    Coal Miner Hewer

    273

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