Origins of the Wrightman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 10West Midlands 2East 6London 12South East 7South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wrightmans lived in north-east

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    280 Wrightman Travel & migration records
    1,200 Wrightmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wrightman

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    Common jobs for Wrightmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wrightmans in 1921

    Cook Domestic

    6

    House Servant

    6

    None

    4

    Daur

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Wrightmans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    11

    Coalminer

    7

    Grocer

    6

    Butcher

    5

    Carpenter

    4

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