Origins of the Wiltshire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 90East Midlands 25West Midlands 100East 153London 806South East 407South West 588South Wales 138Mid Wales 13West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wiltshires lived in london

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    3,400 Wiltshire Travel & migration records
    39,000 Wiltshires found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wiltshire

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    What are the most common Wiltshire first names?

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    Common jobs for Wiltshires

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

    Common female occupations for Wiltshires in 1921

    Dressmaker

    172

    Laundress

    166

    General Servant Domestic

    110

    Domestic Servant

    105

    Lab

    95

    Common male occupations for Wiltshires in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    231

    General Labourer

    208

    Carpenter

    137

    Coal Miner

    110

    Farm Labourer

    102

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