Origins of the Wall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 519North West 238Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 1110East Midlands 618West Midlands 1222East 517London 1955South East 880South West 542South Wales 435Mid Wales 54West Wales 1North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Walls lived in london

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    31,000 Wall Travel & migration records
    110,000 Walls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wall

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    375th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wall surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Wall first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Walls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Walls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    494

    Domestic Servant

    319

    Laundress

    254

    House Servant

    221

    General Servant Domestic

    213

    Commmon male occupations for Walls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    493

    General Labourer

    462

    Agricultural Labourer

    429

    Farmer

    337

    Carpenter

    267

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