Pentland Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 3
Derbyshire 4
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 18
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 4
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 11
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 6

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Pentland Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pentland family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Annuitant 3
Chain Maker 2
Labourer 2
Smith 2
Bobbin Winder 1
Gingham Weaver 1
Gardener 1
Gardener's Wife 1
Auctioneer 1
Bricklayer 1
Servant 1
Warehouseman In Glove Warehouse 1
At Home 1
Housemaid 1
Joiner Apprentice 1
Joiner Employing 2 Men 1
Farm Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Pentland

Name Census Frequency
John Pentland 83
William Pentland 71
James Pentland 57
Mary Pentland 52
Elizabeth Pentland 45
Jane Pentland 36
Thomas Pentland 35
George Pentland 33
Joseph Pentland 33
Margaret Pentland 32
David Pentland 29
Frederick Pentland 29
Robert Pentland 29
Ann Pentland 24
Alice Pentland 19
Emily Pentland 18
Isabella Pentland 16
Annie Pentland 14
Maria Pentland 12
Fanny Pentland 11
Florence Pentland 11
Frances Pentland 11
Henry Pentland 10
Sarah Pentland 10
Dorothy Pentland 8

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