Origins of the Purkiss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 9West Midlands 15East 255London 264South East 140South West 5South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Purkisses lived in london

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    720 Purkiss Travel & migration records
    7,400 Purkisses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Purkiss

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    What are the most common Purkiss first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Purkisses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Purkisses in 1921

    Laundress

    51

    Domestic Servant

    28

    General Servant

    25

    Dressmaker

    24

    Cook Domestic

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Purkisses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    84

    General Labourer

    57

    Farm Labourer

    38

    Carman

    33

    Carpenter

    17

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