Origins of the Priday surname

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    In 1921, most Pridays lived in south-west

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    280 Priday Travel & migration records
    2,200 Pridays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Priday

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    What are the most common Priday first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pridays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pridays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Cook Domestic

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Pridays in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    14

    General Labourer

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Farmer

    7

    Ag Labourer

    6

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