Origins of the Wynch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 11West MidlandsEast 3London 5South East 7South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wynchs lived in east-midlands

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    53 Wynch Travel & migration records
    540 Wynchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wynch

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    What are the most common Wynch first names?

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    Common jobs for Wynchs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wynchs in 1921

    Milliner

    4

    Laundress

    3

    None

    3

    Straw Plaiter

    3

    At Home

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Wynchs in 1921

    Gardener

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Farm Labourer

    3

    Grocer

    3

    Lab.

    3

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