Origins of the Wyer surname

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    In 1921, most Wyers lived in east

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    850 Wyer Travel & migration records
    6,700 Wyers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wyer

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    What are the most common Wyer first names?

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    Common jobs for Wyers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wyers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Domestic Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    None

    18

    Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Wyers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Blacksmith

    33

    Butcher

    29

    Farmer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    25

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