Origins of the Dixey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 33West Midlands 3East 103London 152South East 73South West 6South Wales 15Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dixeys lived in london

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    410 Dixey Travel & migration records
    5,400 Dixeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dixey

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    Common jobs for Dixeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dixeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Laundress

    30

    Domestic Servant

    14

    House Servant

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Dixeys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Butcher

    25

    Optician

    25

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Blacksmith

    14

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