Origins of the Axford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 1Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 10East Midlands 16West Midlands 7East 49London 235South East 147South West 136South Wales 32Mid Wales 16West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Axfords lived in london

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    1,100 Axford Travel & migration records
    7,600 Axfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Axford

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    What are the most common Axford first names?

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    Common jobs for Axfords

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

    Common female occupations for Axfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Widow

    31

    Lab

    27

    Laundress

    22

    House Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Axfords in 1921

    Farmer

    40

    General Labourer

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Lab

    30

    Yeoman

    30

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