Origins of the Wakefield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 266North West 515Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 583East Midlands 444West Midlands 493East 317London 877South East 492South West 470South Wales 68Mid Wales 12West Wales 1North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wakefields lived in london

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    7,400 Wakefield Travel & migration records
    59,000 Wakefields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wakefield

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    739th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Wakefield surname. The oldest one dates back to 1241.

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    What are the most common Wakefield first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wakefields

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

    Common female occupations for Wakefields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    249

    General Servant Domestic

    139

    Domestic Servant

    133

    Laundress

    124

    General Servant

    109

    Common male occupations for Wakefields in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    379

    General Labourer

    232

    Farm Labourer

    206

    Carpenter

    156

    Coal Miner

    153

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