Origins of the Wragg surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 63North West 113Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1719East Midlands 661West Midlands 167East 51London 240South East 57South West 12South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wraggs lived in yorkshire

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    1,800 Wragg Travel & migration records
    30,000 Wraggs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wraggs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wraggs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    95

    Laundress

    58

    House Servant

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    54

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Wraggs in 1921

    Farmer

    127

    Coal Miner

    107

    General Labourer

    97

    Cutler

    87

    File Cutter

    84

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