Origins of the Vaux surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 46North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 113East Midlands 4West Midlands 23East 6London 66South East 27South West 43South Wales 51Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Vauxs lived in yorkshire

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    980 Vaux Travel & migration records
    4,000 Vauxs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Vaux

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    What are the most common Vaux first names?

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    Common jobs for Vauxs

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

    Common female occupations for Vauxs in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    23

    Dressmaker

    17

    Private Means

    15

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Common male occupations for Vauxs in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    20

    Surgeon

    18

    Joiner

    16

    Butcher

    14

    Plasterer

    14

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