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Origins of the Wyper surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 4East MidlandsWest Midlands 5EastLondon 4South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wypers lived in north-east

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    720 Wyper Travel & migration records
    2,600 Wypers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wyper

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    What are the most common Wyper first names?

    William

    James

    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Wypers

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

    Common female occupations for Wypers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Housekeeper

    14

    Miners Wife

    13

    Domestic Servant

    9

    House Keeper

    9

    Common male occupations for Wypers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    237

    Coal M

    23

    Collier

    16

    Coalminer

    15

    Clogger

    10

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