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Origins of the Wildy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 16West Midlands 2East 1London 34South East 28South West 4South Wales 26Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wildys lived in london

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    180 Wildy Travel & migration records
    1,000 Wildys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wildys

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    Common female occupations for Wildys in 1921

    Private Means

    7

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    At Home

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Common male occupations for Wildys in 1921

    Plasterer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Coal Porter

    5

    Law Bookseller

    4

    Plumber

    4

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