Origins of the Pitney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 2West MidlandsEast 15London 67South East 26South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pitneys lived in london

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    610 Pitney Travel & migration records
    1,300 Pitneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pitney

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    What are the most common Pitney first names?

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    Common jobs for Pitneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pitneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Cloth Worker

    7

    Weaver

    6

    Laundress

    5

    Dress Maker

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Pitneys in 1921

    Tailor

    17

    Baker

    7

    Carpenter

    7

    Bricklayer

    6

    Os

    6

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