Origins of the Wanless surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 376North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 63East Midlands 5West Midlands 4East 13London 33South East 20South West 11South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wanlesses lived in north-east

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    1,000 Wanless Travel & migration records
    5,600 Wanlesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wanless

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    What are the most common Wanless first names?

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    Common jobs for Wanlesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wanlesses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    House Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    At Home

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Wanlesses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    101

    Coal Miner Hewer

    48

    Engine Fitter

    27

    Farmer

    25

    Joiner

    21

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