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Pedder Name Meaning

English: from a derivative of Middle English pedder ‘pannier’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a peddler or someone who carried a pannier. This name is now frequent in Australia.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Pender, Pepper, Helder, Reader, Tedder, Redder, Meader, Peiser

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Pedder Family Origin

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Pedder Family Occupations

What did your Pedder ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Pedder ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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  • Keeping House

    29%

  • Blacksmith

    14%

  • Dry Goods Merchant

    14%

  • Farmer

    14%

In 1880, Keeping House, Blacksmith and Dry Goods Merchant were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Pedder. A less common occupation for the Pedder family was Farmer. The most common Pedder occupation in the USA was Keeping House. 29% of Pedder's were Keeping Houses.

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Pedder Historical Records

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Pedder Life Expectancy

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Babe Ruth1895 - 1948 (53)
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Amelia Earhart1897 - 1939 (41)
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James Dean1931 - 1955 (24)
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