Origins of the Wheat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 94East Midlands 288West Midlands 221East 16London 45South East 16South West 5South Wales 6Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheats lived in east-midlands

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    940 Wheat Travel & migration records
    7,100 Wheats found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Wheat first names?

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    Common jobs for Wheats

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wheats in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Lace Hand

    18

    Domestic Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Wheats in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Farm Hands

    43

    Coal Miner

    36

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    35

    Coal Miner Hewer

    24

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