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Origins of the Wayre surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 4London 37South East 33South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wayres lived in london

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    48 Wayre Travel & migration records
    230 Wayres found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wayre

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    What are the most common Wayre first names?

    Charles

    William

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wayres

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

    Common female occupations for Wayres in 1921

    Laundry Hand

    3

    Blain Needle Work

    2

    Boot Machinist

    2

    Dressmaker

    2

    House Servant

    2

    Common male occupations for Wayres in 1921

    Hatter

    4

    Porter

    4

    Furrier

    3

    Hosier

    3

    Esquire Furrier

    2

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