Origins of the Wace surname

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    In 1921, most Waces lived in london

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    300 Wace Travel & migration records
    810 Waces found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wace

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Waces

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

    Common female occupations for Waces in 1921

    Private Means

    9

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Living On Her Own Means

    4

    Servant

    4

    School Girl

    3

    Common male occupations for Waces in 1921

    Butcher

    39

    Solicitor

    11

    Farmer

    10

    Grocer

    9

    Coachmaker

    8

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