Origins of the Pudney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 344London 224South East 116South West 16South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pudneys lived in east

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    460 Pudney Travel & migration records
    6,200 Pudneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pudneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pudneys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Dressmaker

    27

    Laundress

    27

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Pudneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

    Master

    62

    Farm Labourer

    35

    General Labourer

    28

    Mariner

    20

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