Origins of the Axe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 147East Midlands 19West Midlands 7East 16London 44South East 30South West 115South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Axes lived in yorkshire

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    180 Axe Travel & migration records
    3,400 Axes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Axe

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    Common jobs for Axes

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

    Common female occupations for Axes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Glover

    16

    Gloveress

    11

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Common male occupations for Axes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Butcher

    22

    Joiner

    16

    Farm Labourer

    13

    General Labourer

    12

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