Origins of the Wedderburn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 102North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 4London 52South East 42South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wedderburns lived in north-east

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    730 Wedderburn Travel & migration records
    2,100 Wedderburns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wedderburn

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    What are the most common Wedderburn first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wedderburns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wedderburns in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Dressmaker

    8

    House Servant

    6

    Housekeeper

    6

    None

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Wedderburns in 1921

    Scale Maker

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Merchant

    7

    Salmon Fisherman

    7

    Seaman

    7

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