Origins of the Wyse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 15Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 2East Midlands 4West Midlands 9East 6London 29South East 21South West 24South Wales 2Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wyses lived in london

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    1,100 Wyse Travel & migration records
    2,800 Wyses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Wyse first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Wyses

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

    Common female occupations for Wyses in 1921

    Annuitant

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Laundress

    8

    F S

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Common male occupations for Wyses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    79

    Baker

    17

    General Labourer

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

    Clerk

    9

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