Origins of the Huxley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 271Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 9West Midlands 202East 13London 383South East 99South West 8South Wales 37Mid Wales 11West WalesNorth Wales 99Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Huxleys lived in london

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    1,900 Huxley Travel & migration records
    13,000 Huxleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Huxleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Huxleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    Laundress

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Living On Own Means

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Huxleys in 1921

    Farmer

    70

    General Labourer

    46

    Joiner

    34

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Blacksmith

    33

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