Origins of the Water surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 14West Midlands 14East 19London 88South East 61South West 13South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waters lived in london

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    850 Water Travel & migration records
    3,100 Waters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Water

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    Who were Waters most likely to marry?

    Van de Waters

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    What are the most common Water first names?

    John

    William

    Virginia

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Waters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waters in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    20

    House Servant

    18

    Laundress

    16

    General Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Waters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    14

    General Labourer

    11

    Carpenter

    10

    Coal Miner

    10

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