Origins of the Wylde surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 130Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 52East Midlands 21West Midlands 131East 28London 143South East 71South West 21South WalesMid Wales 5West Wales 2North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wyldes lived in london

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    1,900 Wylde Travel & migration records
    6,900 Wyldes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wylde

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    Common jobs for Wyldes

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

    Common female occupations for Wyldes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Living On Own Means

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Private Means

    19

    Widow

    16

    Common male occupations for Wyldes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    General Labourer

    23

    Yeoman

    23

    Clerk

    21

    Husbandman

    16

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