Origins of the Wooff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 60North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 2West Midlands 15East 14London 65South East 24South West 7South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wooffs lived in london

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    130 Wooff Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Wooffs

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    Common female occupations for Wooffs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    At Home

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Common male occupations for Wooffs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    General Labourer

    10

    Farmer

    7

    Police Constable

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    6

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