Origins of the Waller surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 560North West 104Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 966East Midlands 290West Midlands 93East 617London 2426South East 1099South West 105South Wales 23Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wallers lived in london

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    10,000 Waller Travel & migration records
    78,000 Wallers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waller

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    504th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Waller surname. The oldest one dates back to 1486.

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    What are the most common Waller first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wallers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wallers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    266

    Laundress

    250

    Domestic Servant

    178

    General Servant Domestic

    176

    Living On Own Means

    176

    Commmon male occupations for Wallers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    392

    General Labourer

    344

    Carpenter

    253

    Bricklayer

    226

    Farm Labourer

    216

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