Origins of the Peirce surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 9West Midlands 11East 56London 192South East 192South West 27South Wales 3Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Peirces lived in south-east

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    2,300 Peirce Travel & migration records
    8,700 Peirces found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Peirces

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

    Common female occupations for Peirces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Laundress

    53

    Domestic Servant

    33

    Widow

    30

    Servant

    23

    Common male occupations for Peirces in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Butcher

    43

    Blacksmith

    42

    Yeoman

    40

    Carpenter

    38

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