Origins of the Pringle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1251North West 93Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 115East Midlands 31West Midlands 13East 102London 288South East 186South West 23South Wales 12Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pringles lived in north-east

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    9,900 Pringle Travel & migration records
    40,000 Pringles found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pringles

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

    Common female occupations for Pringles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    209

    Domestic Servant

    130

    Housekeeper

    118

    F S

    100

    House Servant

    88

    Common male occupations for Pringles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    360

    Joiner

    193

    Shepherd

    176

    Farmer

    147

    Mason

    145

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