Origins of the Nixey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 16West Midlands 7East 19London 62South East 60South West 18South WalesMid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nixeys lived in london

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    88 Nixey Travel & migration records
    1,600 Nixeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Nixey

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    What are the most common Nixey first names?

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    Mary Ann

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Nixeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Nixeys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Cook Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Nixeys in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Farmer

    10

    General Labourer

    10

    Labourer Agricultural

    10

    Wheelwright

    9

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