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Origins of the Wase surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 2West Midlands 24East 3London 33South East 19South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wases lived in north-east

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    What are the most common Wase first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wases

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    Common female occupations for Wases in 1921

    Student

    6

    Teacher

    6

    Farmers Wife

    5

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Spinster

    5

    Common male occupations for Wases in 1921

    Iron Moulder

    9

    Brewer

    8

    Farmer

    8

    Carpenter

    6

    Husbandman

    6

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