Origins of the Preddy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 2West Midlands 22East 7London 46South East 43South West 99South Wales 25Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Preddys lived in south-west

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    310 Preddy Travel & migration records
    2,800 Preddys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Preddy

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    What are the most common Preddy first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Preddys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Preddys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Stay Maker

    9

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Preddys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    25

    Blacksmith

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

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