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Origins of the Waite surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 361North West 135Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 1860East Midlands 401West Midlands 149East 289London 1080South East 565South West 410South Wales 313Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waites lived in yorkshire

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    8,300 Waite Travel & migration records
    65,000 Waites found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waite

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    710th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Waite surname. The oldest one dates back to 1506.

    Who were Waites most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Waite first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Waites

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

    Common female occupations for Waites in 1921

    Dressmaker

    241

    Laundress

    155

    General Servant Domestic

    148

    Domestic Servant

    131

    General Servant

    121

    Common male occupations for Waites in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    354

    General Labourer

    217

    Farmer

    209

    Farm Labourer

    172

    Coal Miner

    152

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