Origins of the Wileman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 81East Midlands 342West Midlands 262East 15London 54South East 26South West 4South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilemans lived in east-midlands

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    570 Wileman Travel & migration records
    7,600 Wilemans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wileman

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    Common jobs for Wilemans

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    Commmon female occupations for Wilemans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    General Servant

    11

    Laundress

    11

    Tape Weaver

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Wilemans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    143

    Coal Miner Hewer

    63

    Bricklayer

    23

    Tape Weaver

    23

    Butcher

    18

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