Origins of the Wakely surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 4West Midlands 14East 9London 92South East 94South West 83South Wales 31Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wakelys lived in south-east

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    620 Wakely Travel & migration records
    5,200 Wakelys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wakely

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    What are the most common Wakely first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wakelys

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

    Common female occupations for Wakelys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Glover

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Dress Maker

    10

    Common male occupations for Wakelys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farmer

    27

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

    Boatswain

    19

    Carpenter

    19

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