Origins of the Wemyss surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 2West Midlands 17East 3London 35South East 10South West 13South Wales 4Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wemysses lived in london

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    800 Wemyss Travel & migration records
    3,300 Wemysses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wemyss

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    What are the most common Wemyss first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wemysses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wemysses in 1921

    Annuitant

    25

    Dressmaker

    25

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Housekeeper

    14

    None

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Wemysses in 1921

    Cooper

    21

    Coal Miner

    14

    Esqr

    14

    General Labourer

    14

    Wright

    14

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