Origins of the Saxton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 47Isle of ManYorkshire 755East Midlands 615West Midlands 18East 130London 250South East 113South West 29South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Saxtons lived in yorkshire

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    3,100 Saxton Travel & migration records
    19,000 Saxtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Saxton

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    What are the most common Saxton first names?

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    Common jobs for Saxtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Saxtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    Domestic Servant

    46

    Laundress

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Housekeeper

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Saxtons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    230

    Coal Miner Hewer

    90

    General Labourer

    47

    Farmer

    46

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

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