Origins of the Wales surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 305North West 22Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 542East Midlands 31West Midlands 39East 146London 352South East 325South West 66South Wales 15Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waleses lived in yorkshire

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    4,900 Wales Travel & migration records
    24,000 Waleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wales

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    What are the most common Wales first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Waleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Servant

    62

    Domestic Servant

    61

    House Servant

    52

    General Servant

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Waleses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    110

    Agricultural Labourer

    96

    General Labourer

    90

    Bricklayer

    72

    Butcher

    57

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