Origins of the Pirie surname

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    In 1921, most Piries lived in london

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    4,100 Pirie Travel & migration records
    14,000 Piries found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pirie

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    What are the most common Pirie first names?

    Alexander

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    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Piries

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

    Commmon female occupations for Piries in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    99

    Dressmaker

    78

    F S

    74

    Housekeeper

    60

    Domestic Serv

    59

    Commmon male occupations for Piries in 1921

    Fisherman

    221

    Farmer

    139

    Farm Servant

    129

    Farm Serv

    80

    Ploughman

    76

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