Origins of the Wise surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 236North West 157Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 339East Midlands 156West Midlands 277East 318London 1760South East 925South West 176South Wales 23Mid Wales 31West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wises lived in london

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    12,000 Wise Travel & migration records
    63,000 Wises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wise

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    680th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wise surname. The oldest one dates back to 1300.

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    What are the most common Wise first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wises

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

    Common female occupations for Wises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    301

    Domestic Servant

    192

    Laundress

    185

    General Servant Domestic

    175

    Living On Own Means

    163

    Common male occupations for Wises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    361

    General Labourer

    266

    Carpenter

    239

    Farm Labourer

    195

    Farm Hands

    169

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