Origins of the Axon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 232Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 13West Midlands 41East 44London 367South East 90South West 29South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Axons lived in london

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    760 Axon Travel & migration records
    7,800 Axons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Axon

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    Common jobs for Axons

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    Common female occupations for Axons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    67

    Dressmaker

    26

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Laundress

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Common male occupations for Axons in 1921

    General Labourer

    38

    Master

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Cotton Weaver

    20

    Mariner

    20

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