Origins of the Wormald surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 48North West 20Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1031East Midlands 14West Midlands 18East 13London 208South East 81South West 3South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wormalds lived in yorkshire

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    1,100 Wormald Travel & migration records
    13,000 Wormalds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wormald

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    Common jobs for Wormalds

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

    Common female occupations for Wormalds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    Living On Own Means

    32

    Worsted Spinner

    32

    Woollen Weaver

    25

    Housekeeper

    24

    Common male occupations for Wormalds in 1921

    Blacksmith

    51

    Coal Miner

    41

    Joiner

    32

    General Labourer

    28

    Clerk

    27

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