Origins of the Foxon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 48East Midlands 162West Midlands 72East 27London 65South East 13South West 31South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Foxons lived in east-midlands

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    290 Foxon Travel & migration records
    4,300 Foxons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Foxon first names?

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    Common jobs for Foxons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Foxons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Dress Maker

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Seamer

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Foxons in 1921

    Hairdresser

    21

    Framework Knitter

    20

    Hair Dresser

    19

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Glass Bottle Blower

    11

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