Dex 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 0
Berkshire 6
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 12
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 18
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 3
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 6
Surrey 2
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 7
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

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

Dex Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dex family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 15
Woollen Piecer 3
General Labourer 2
Grocer 2
Mechanic 2
Laundress 1
No Calling 1
Servant 1
Cotton Operative 1
House Keeper 1
Iron Founder 1
Iron Turner Unemployed 1
Woollen Weaver 1
Boot Maker 1
Sorter Biscuit Factory 1
Labourer On The Line 1
Tailor 1
Annuitant 1
Baker 1
Butcher 1
Butcher & Baker 1
Dressmaker 1
Watch Finisher 1
Farmer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Dex

Name Census Frequency
William Dex 38
John Dex 32
Mary Dex 23
Sarah Dex 21
Thomas Dex 20
Elizabeth Dex 19
Henry Dex 16
George Dex 15
Albert Dex 11
Alice Dex 11
Joseph Dex 11
Ellen Dex 8
Hannah Dex 8
James Dex 8
Ann Dex 7
Annie Dex 7
Betty Dex 7
Charles Dex 7
Eliza Dex 7
Charlotte Dex 6
Edward Dex 6
Margaret Dex 6
Samuel Dex 6
Ada Dex 5
Arthur Dex 5

Dex Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dix 67% 20,045
2 Decks 40% 1,324
3 Dixie 40% 1,045
4 Dex 100% 495
5 Dox 67% 380
6 Deex 75% 287
7 Dax 67% 209
8 Deykes 33% 202

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The surname Dex is the 4th most popular variant of Dix.

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