Origins of the Prest surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 243North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 224East Midlands 13West Midlands 23East 18London 149South East 15South West 10South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Prests lived in north-east

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    1,600 Prest Travel & migration records
    9,300 Prests found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Prest first names?

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    Common jobs for Prests

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

    Commmon female occupations for Prests in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Living On Own Means

    25

    House Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Laundress

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Prests in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Farmer

    41

    Coal Miner

    35

    Carpenter

    29

    Farm Labourer

    29

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