Origins of the Waits surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 5West Midlands 6East 7London 19South East 7South West 12South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waitses lived in north-east

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    220 Waits Travel & migration records
    1,200 Waitses found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Waitses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waitses in 1921

    Cook

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Cook Domestic

    3

    House Keeper

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Waitses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    26

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    General Farmers

    8

    Tailor

    7

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