Axe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 6
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 14
Devon 11
Dorset 3
Durham 1
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 15
Hampshire 13
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 7
London 45
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 105
Surrey 2
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 106

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 3
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Axe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Axe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 80
Agricultural Labourer 15
Glass Bottle Maker 5
Gloveress 4
Joiner 3
Shoe Maker 3
Domestic Servant 3
Baker 3
Carpenter 3
Farm Labourer 3
Glove Making 3
Glover 3
Daughter 3
Servant 2
Baker's Assistant 2
General Domestic Servant 2
General Labourer 2
Labourer 2
Farm Carter Horse 2
Glove Maker 2
Pensioner 2
At Home Domestic 2
Clerk 2
Assistant 1
Baker's Manager 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Axe

Name Census Frequency
John Axe 131
Mary Axe 131
George Axe 97
William Axe 93
Elizabeth Axe 81
Sarah Axe 76
Thomas Axe 76
Annie Axe 54
Henry Axe 52
Alice Axe 49
Charles Axe 48
Ann Axe 47
Emily Axe 41
Walter Axe 38
Robert Axe 36
Albert Axe 35
Arthur Axe 35
James Axe 32
Joseph Axe 32
Frederick Axe 29
Alfred Axe 28
Herbert Axe 28
Emma Axe 27
Jane Axe 27
Samuel Axe 25

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