Origins of the Willmore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 43West Midlands 92East 61London 236South East 106South West 38South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willmores lived in london

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    780 Willmore Travel & migration records
    6,500 Willmores found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Willmore

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    What are the most common Willmore first names?

    John

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Willmores

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

    Common female occupations for Willmores in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Laundress

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    None

    12

    Common male occupations for Willmores in 1921

    General Labourer

    39

    Carman

    21

    Blacksmith

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Carpenter

    16

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