Origins of the Pinkney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 683North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 280East Midlands 27West Midlands 11East 90London 89South East 39South West 13South WalesMid Wales 11West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pinkneys lived in north-east

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    What are the most common Pinkney first names?

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    Common jobs for Pinkneys

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    Commmon female occupations for Pinkneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Domestic Servant

    31

    General Servant

    27

    Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Pinkneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    118

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Coal Miner Hewer

    52

    Joiner

    41

    Blacksmith

    35

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