Origins of the Wagstaff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 119Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 921East Midlands 437West Midlands 449East 361London 553South East 194South West 122South Wales 60Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wagstaffs lived in yorkshire

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    3,700 Wagstaff Travel & migration records
    38,000 Wagstaffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wagstaff

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    What are the most common Wagstaff first names?

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    Common jobs for Wagstaffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wagstaffs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    145

    Laundress

    84

    General Servant Domestic

    82

    Domestic Servant

    81

    House Servant

    69

    Commmon male occupations for Wagstaffs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    286

    Agricultural Labourer

    152

    Farmer

    152

    General Labourer

    132

    Farm Labourer

    103

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