Origins of the Wynn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 277North West 108Isle of ManYorkshire 254East Midlands 49West Midlands 260East 78London 639South East 200South West 109South Wales 63Mid Wales 24West WalesNorth Wales 214Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wynns lived in london

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    5,200 Wynn Travel & migration records
    26,000 Wynns found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wynns

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

    Common female occupations for Wynns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    113

    Domestic Servant

    67

    Servant

    60

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    Laundress

    58

    Common male occupations for Wynns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    160

    General Labourer

    142

    Blacksmith

    75

    Farm Hands

    73

    Carter

    70

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