Origins of the Croxton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 39Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 8West Midlands 62East 8London 37South East 25South West 12South Wales 1Mid Wales 5West Wales 7North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Croxtons lived in west-midlands

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    250 Croxton Travel & migration records
    2,600 Croxtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Croxton

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    What are the most common Croxton first names?

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    Common jobs for Croxtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Croxtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Housekeeper

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Farmers Wife

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Croxtons in 1921

    Farmer

    34

    Yeoman

    30

    Blacksmith

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Carpenter

    17

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