Origins of the Preece surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 177Isle of ManYorkshire 203East Midlands 79West Midlands 1016East 51London 363South East 293South West 710South Wales 568Mid Wales 78West Wales 58North Wales 23Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Preeces lived in west-midlands

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    3,300 Preece Travel & migration records
    50,000 Preeces found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Preeces

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

    Commmon female occupations for Preeces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    219

    General Servant Domestic

    152

    Laundress

    149

    Domestic Servant

    137

    General Servant

    111

    Commmon male occupations for Preeces in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    414

    General Labourer

    251

    Farm Labourer

    238

    Carpenter

    192

    Farmer

    132

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