Origins of the Waiting surname

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    In 1921, most Waitings lived in london

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    120 Waiting Travel & migration records
    1,100 Waitings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waiting

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    What are the most common Waiting first names?

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Waitings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waitings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    House Servant

    5

    House Keeper

    4

    Cook

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Waitings in 1921

    Joiner

    12

    Farmers Son

    6

    Farmer

    5

    Carpenter

    4

    Farm Servant

    4

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