Origins of the Wyman surname

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    In 1921, most Wymans lived in london

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    2,800 Wyman Travel & migration records
    6,300 Wymans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wyman

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    Common jobs for Wymans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wymans in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Dressmaker

    25

    Private Means

    17

    Laundress

    16

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Wymans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Carpenter

    35

    Farmer

    31

    Turner

    29

    General Labourer

    28

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