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Origins of the Wallis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 231North West 140Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 749East Midlands 491West Midlands 398East 961London 2839South East 1764South West 329South Wales 51Mid Wales 9West Wales 3North Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wallises lived in london

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    12,000 Wallis Travel & migration records
    100,000 Wallises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wallis

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    374th most common surname in the UK

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

    Who were Wallises most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Wallis first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wallises

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

    Common female occupations for Wallises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    460

    Laundress

    297

    Living On Own Means

    259

    General Servant Domestic

    206

    Domestic Servant

    180

    Common male occupations for Wallises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    513

    Carpenter

    397

    Bricklayer

    364

    General Labourer

    338

    Farmer

    317

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