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Origins of the Whiffin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 3West Midlands 3East 78London 219South East 161South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whiffins lived in london

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    430 Whiffin Travel & migration records
    4,500 Whiffins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whiffin

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Whiffins

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

    Common female occupations for Whiffins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Laundress

    11

    Common male occupations for Whiffins in 1921

    Carpenter

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    General Labourer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Carman

    21

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