Origins of the Wiseman surname

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    In 1921, most Wisemans lived in london

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    7,200 Wiseman Travel & migration records
    41,000 Wisemans found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Wiseman first names?

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    Common jobs for Wisemans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wisemans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    152

    Domestic Servant

    115

    Cotton Weaver

    99

    Laundress

    96

    General Servant Domestic

    94

    Commmon male occupations for Wisemans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    206

    Fisherman

    186

    Farmer

    144

    General Labourer

    125

    Farm Labourer

    89

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