Origins of the Essex surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 44East Midlands 108West Midlands 276East 70London 267South East 129South West 57South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Essexs lived in west-midlands

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    1,200 Essex Travel & migration records
    10,000 Essexs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Essex

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    What are the most common Essex first names?

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    Common jobs for Essexs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Essexs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    50

    Laundress

    45

    Domestic Servant

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    General Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Essexs in 1921

    Attendant

    87

    General Labourer

    62

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Bricklayer

    44

    Carpenter

    40

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