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Origins of the Wiffen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 24West Midlands 7East 299London 236South East 121South West 42South Wales 16Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wiffens lived in east

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    250 Wiffen Travel & migration records
    6,700 Wiffens found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wiffens

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

    Common female occupations for Wiffens in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    38

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    General Servant

    21

    Laundress

    19

    Common male occupations for Wiffens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    123

    Farm Labourer

    39

    General Labourer

    30

    Ag Labourer

    23

    Carman

    20

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