Origins of the Waterfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 123East Midlands 348West Midlands 214East 97London 215South East 82South West 123South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waterfields lived in east-midlands

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    1,800 Waterfield Travel & migration records
    14,000 Waterfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waterfield

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    What are the most common Waterfield first names?

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    Common jobs for Waterfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waterfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    68

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Laundress

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Living On Own Means

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Waterfields in 1921

    Coal Miner

    74

    Bricklayer

    72

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Blacksmith

    43

    Mate

    42

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