Origins of the Wayland surname

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    In 1921, most Waylands lived in east

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    970 Wayland Travel & migration records
    2,500 Waylands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wayland

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    What are the most common Wayland first names?

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    Common jobs for Waylands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waylands in 1921

    Milliner

    16

    Dressmaker

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Cook

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Waylands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    16

    General Labourer

    16

    Currier

    12

    Bricklayer

    10

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