Origins of the Wingfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 36Isle of ManYorkshire 317East Midlands 103West Midlands 37East 73London 401South East 147South West 43South Wales 2Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wingfields lived in london

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    Common jobs for Wingfields

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    Commmon female occupations for Wingfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    66

    Living On Own Means

    53

    Laundress

    52

    General Servant Domestic

    45

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Wingfields in 1921

    General Labourer

    55

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Coal Miner

    52

    Farmer

    46

    Carpenter

    37

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