Origins of the Wake surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 849North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 276East Midlands 41West Midlands 43East 64London 332South East 270South West 101South Wales 10Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wakes lived in north-east

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    2,600 Wake Travel & migration records
    25,000 Wakes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wake

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    What are the most common Wake first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wakes

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

    Common female occupations for Wakes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    110

    Domestic Servant

    73

    Laundress

    60

    Living On Own Means

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    54

    Common male occupations for Wakes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    152

    Coal Miner

    110

    General Labourer

    88

    Farmer

    82

    Farm Labourer

    79

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