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Origins of the Wraight surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 7West Midlands 7East 46London 214South East 544South West 7South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wraights lived in south-east

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    660 Wraight Travel & migration records
    7,700 Wraights found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wraight

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    Common jobs for Wraights

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

    Common female occupations for Wraights in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Laundress

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Cook Domestic

    22

    Housemaid Domestic

    20

    Common male occupations for Wraights in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    84

    Gardener

    58

    Farm Labourer

    51

    General Labourer

    39

    Carpenter

    37

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