Origins of the Brixton surname

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    In 1921, most Brixtons lived in south-east

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    48 Brixton Travel & migration records
    630 Brixtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brixtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brixtons in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Living On Her Own Means

    3

    None

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Brixtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Gardener

    7

    General Labourer

    7

    Coal Miner

    6

    Blacksmith

    5

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