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Origins of the Waye surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 7West Midlands 3East 4London 21South East 30South West 64South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wayes lived in south-west

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    190 Waye Travel & migration records
    1,100 Wayes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waye

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    What are the most common Waye first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wayes

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

    Common female occupations for Wayes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    At School

    4

    General Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Housemaid Domestic

    3

    Common male occupations for Wayes in 1921

    At School

    6

    Carpenter

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Thatcher

    5

    Blacksmith

    4

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