Origins of the Way surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 74East Midlands 13West Midlands 37East 179London 846South East 515South West 495South Wales 71Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ways lived in london

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    What are the most common Way first names?

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    Common jobs for Ways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ways in 1921

    Dressmaker

    249

    Living On Own Means

    113

    Laundress

    112

    Domestic Servant

    78

    General Servant Domestic

    73

    Commmon male occupations for Ways in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    156

    Carpenter

    128

    General Labourer

    115

    Butcher

    94

    Blacksmith

    92

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