Origins of the Fairfax surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 9West Midlands 30East 22London 53South East 11South West 17South Wales 36Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fairfaxs lived in london

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    990 Fairfax Travel & migration records
    2,600 Fairfaxs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fairfaxs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fairfaxs in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant Domestic

    8

    At Home

    7

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Fairfaxs in 1921

    Gent

    14

    Carpenter

    10

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    General Labourer

    8

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