Origins of the Wilmot surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 69North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 197East Midlands 296West Midlands 87East 72London 367South East 194South West 134South Wales 41Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilmots lived in london

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    4,300 Wilmot Travel & migration records
    20,000 Wilmots found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wilmot

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    Common jobs for Wilmots

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

    Common female occupations for Wilmots in 1921

    Dressmaker

    90

    Living On Own Means

    60

    Laundress

    54

    Charwoman

    46

    General Servant

    45

    Common male occupations for Wilmots in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    90

    General Labourer

    59

    Coal Miner

    50

    Clerk

    47

    Farm Labourer

    45

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