Origins of the Wale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 272West Midlands 435East 72London 354South East 156South West 35South Wales 4Mid WalesWest Wales 4North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wales lived in west-midlands

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    1,400 Wale Travel & migration records
    15,000 Wales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wale

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    What are the most common Wale first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    Laundress

    51

    House Servant

    44

    Domestic Servant

    37

    Servant

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Wales in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    83

    Carpenter

    64

    Coal Miner

    51

    Baker

    45

    Farm Labourer

    41

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