Origins of the Piper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 154North West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 201East Midlands 49West Midlands 285East 519London 1627South East 896South West 508South Wales 40Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pipers lived in london

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    7,500 Piper Travel & migration records
    59,000 Pipers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Piper

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    785th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Piper surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Piper first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pipers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pipers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    311

    Domestic Servant

    187

    General Servant Domestic

    175

    Laundress

    167

    Charwoman

    110

    Commmon male occupations for Pipers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    357

    Bricklayer

    244

    General Labourer

    198

    Farm Labourer

    197

    Carpenter

    190

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