Origins of the Wylie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 226North West 80Isle of ManYorkshire 76East Midlands 16West Midlands 28East 54London 337South East 54South West 13South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wylies lived in london

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    12,000 Wylie Travel & migration records
    27,000 Wylies found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wylies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wylies in 1921

    Dressmaker

    149

    Housekeeper

    101

    Domestic Servant

    94

    F S

    68

    House Keeper

    68

    Commmon male occupations for Wylies in 1921

    Coal Miner

    134

    Farmer

    114

    Joiner

    112

    Weaver

    103

    Farm Servant

    87

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