Origins of the Wymer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 12West Midlands 1East 177London 88South East 19South West 3South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wymers lived in east

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    210 Wymer Travel & migration records
    2,800 Wymers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wymer

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    What are the most common Wymer first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wymers

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

    Common female occupations for Wymers in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Common male occupations for Wymers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Lab

    36

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Agricultural Laborer

    16

    General Labourer

    13

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