Origins of the Waites surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 250North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 191East Midlands 26West Midlands 8East 70London 132South East 24South West 19South Wales 35Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waiteses lived in north-east

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    600 Waites Travel & migration records
    7,600 Waiteses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waites

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    We have for the Waites surname. The oldest one dates back to 1560.

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    What are the most common Waites first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Waiteses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waiteses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Laundress

    13

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Waiteses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Coal Miner Hewer

    36

    Farmer

    36

    General Labourer

    33

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