Origins of the Wayman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 178North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 39West Midlands 10East 190London 228South East 132South West 39South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waymans lived in london

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    1,300 Wayman Travel & migration records
    8,400 Waymans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wayman

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    What are the most common Wayman first names?

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    Common jobs for Waymans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waymans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Laundress

    24

    Living On Own Means

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Waymans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    79

    Farm Labourer

    56

    Farmer

    34

    General Labourer

    34

    Carpenter

    27

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