Origins of the Hancox surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 28Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 157East Midlands 72West Midlands 1061East 35London 219South East 46South West 56South Wales 41Mid Wales 6West Wales 1North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hancoxs lived in west-midlands

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    1,600 Hancox Travel & migration records
    24,000 Hancoxs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hancoxs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hancoxs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    General Servant Domestic

    59

    Domestic Servant

    51

    Laundress

    49

    House Servant

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Hancoxs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    142

    General Labourer

    110

    Coal Miner

    106

    Bricklayer

    92

    Farm Labourer

    66

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