Origins of the Wray surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 362North West 51Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 1448East Midlands 344West Midlands 47East 163London 872South East 247South West 20South Wales 10Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wrays lived in yorkshire

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    7,100 Wray Travel & migration records
    43,000 Wrays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wray

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    984th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wray surname. The oldest one dates back to 1486.

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    What are the most common Wray first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wrays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wrays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    167

    General Servant Domestic

    88

    Domestic Servant

    83

    Cotton Weaver

    77

    Laundress

    71

    Commmon male occupations for Wrays in 1921

    Joiner

    139

    General Labourer

    131

    Agricultural Labourer

    120

    Butcher

    115

    Farmer

    113

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