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Origins of the Pigney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 3West MidlandsEast 56London 17South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pigneys lived in east

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    83 Pigney Travel & migration records
    1,000 Pigneys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Pigney first names?

    Joseph

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    Elizabeth

    Mary Ann

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    Common jobs for Pigneys

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

    Common female occupations for Pigneys in 1921

    House Servant

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dressmaker

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Common male occupations for Pigneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Fisherman

    15

    General Labourer

    12

    Lab

    8

    Blacksmith

    6

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