Origins of the Wenham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 23West Midlands 13East 62London 330South East 348South West 8South Wales 9Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wenhams lived in south-east

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    1,000 Wenham Travel & migration records
    9,800 Wenhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wenham

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    What are the most common Wenham first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wenhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wenhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Laundress

    32

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Housekeeper

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Wenhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    91

    Carpenter

    45

    General Labourer

    41

    Farm Labourer

    40

    Tailor

    28

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