Origins of the Bogg surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 100East Midlands 147West Midlands 1East 5London 65South East 33South WestSouth Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boggs lived in east-midlands

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    440 Bogg Travel & migration records
    4,600 Boggs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bogg

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    What are the most common Bogg first names?

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    Common jobs for Boggs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boggs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    House Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    F S

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Boggs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    General Labourer

    26

    Carpenter

    19

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Lighterman

    19

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