Origins of the Dexter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 25Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 199East Midlands 503West Midlands 151East 146London 304South East 134South West 12South Wales 6Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dexters lived in east-midlands

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    4,100 Dexter Travel & migration records
    22,000 Dexters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dexter

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    Common jobs for Dexters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dexters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    99

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Charwoman

    39

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Dress Maker

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Dexters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    Farmer

    85

    Tailor

    66

    Blacksmith

    59

    Coal Miner

    57

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