Origins of the Wheadon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 3London 34South East 39South West 85South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheadons lived in south-west

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    420 Wheadon Travel & migration records
    3,600 Wheadons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wheadon

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    What are the most common Wheadon first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wheadons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wheadons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Glover

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Wheadons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    General Labourer

    19

    Carpenter

    14

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Farmer

    13

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