Origins of the Whiffen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 4West Midlands 7East 37London 145South East 192South West 52South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whiffens lived in south-east

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    500 Whiffen Travel & migration records
    3,600 Whiffens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Whiffens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whiffens in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant Domestic

    22

    General Servant

    13

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Cook Domestic

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Whiffens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Farm Labourer

    21

    General Labourer

    19

    Carpenter

    18

    Bricklayer

    11

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