Origins of the Moxon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 1175East Midlands 62West Midlands 58East 54London 191South East 89South West 15South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moxons lived in yorkshire

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    1,300 Moxon Travel & migration records
    16,000 Moxons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Moxons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moxons in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    41

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    House Keeper

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Moxons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    123

    Coal Miner Hewer

    62

    Farmer

    58

    Joiner

    41

    Blacksmith

    37

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