Origins of the Wayte surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 50West Midlands 35East 34London 42South East 33South West 14South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waytes lived in east-midlands

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    410 Wayte Travel & migration records
    3,000 Waytes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wayte

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    What are the most common Wayte first names?

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    Common jobs for Waytes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waytes in 1921

    Lab

    21

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Widow

    18

    Private Means

    12

    Annuitant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Waytes in 1921

    Farmer

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Yeoman

    22

    Husbandman

    18

    Grocer

    15

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