Origins of the Whipp surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 74Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 210East Midlands 4West Midlands 17East 62London 651South East 64South West 12South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whipps lived in london

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    830 Whipp Travel & migration records
    10,000 Whipps found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whipp

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    Common jobs for Whipps

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whipps in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    141

    Weaver

    38

    Weaver Cotton

    38

    Dressmaker

    31

    Woollen Weaver

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Whipps in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    86

    Farmer

    67

    Butcher

    54

    Coal Miner

    52

    Farm Labourer

    31

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