Origins of the Prendergast surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 52Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 179East Midlands 16West Midlands 43East 19London 364South East 91South West 18South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Prendergasts lived in london

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    8,300 Prendergast Travel & migration records
    5,600 Prendergasts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Prendergasts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Prendergasts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Charwoman

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Prendergasts in 1921

    General Labourer

    34

    Bricklayer

    24

    Coal Miner Hewer

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Plasterer

    14

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