Origins of the Wightman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 171North West 52Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 237East Midlands 188West Midlands 32East 118London 282South East 127South West 27South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wightmans lived in london

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    3,800 Wightman Travel & migration records
    18,000 Wightmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wightman

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    What are the most common Wightman first names?

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    Common jobs for Wightmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wightmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    92

    Living On Own Means

    65

    Milliner

    43

    Domestic Servant

    41

    House Keeper

    41

    Commmon male occupations for Wightmans in 1921

    Blacksmith

    89

    Farmer

    87

    Joiner

    67

    Coal Miner

    63

    Butcher

    55

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