Origins of the Walley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 528Isle of ManYorkshire 46East Midlands 35West Midlands 609East 25London 308South East 38South West 13South Wales 12Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 37Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Walleys lived in west-midlands

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    1,600 Walley Travel & migration records
    15,000 Walleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Walley

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    What are the most common Walley first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Walleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Walleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    House Servant

    44

    Widow

    39

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Walleys in 1921

    Farmer

    114

    Coal Miner

    94

    Agricultural Labourer

    71

    General Labourer

    53

    Yeoman

    48

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