Origins of the Wilding surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 370Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 77East Midlands 36West Midlands 227East 320London 1963South East 229South West 105South Wales 134Mid Wales 59West Wales 80North Wales 41Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wildings lived in london

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    3,600 Wilding Travel & migration records
    36,000 Wildings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wilding

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    We have for the Wilding surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Wilding first names?

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    Common jobs for Wildings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wildings in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    343

    Dressmaker

    125

    General Servant Domestic

    99

    Weaver

    78

    Housekeeper

    77

    Commmon male occupations for Wildings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    185

    Cotton Weaver

    183

    Farm Labourer

    156

    General Labourer

    144

    Farmer

    114

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