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Origins of the Brough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 205North West 239Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 433East Midlands 292West Midlands 1105East 43London 543South East 93South West 27South Wales 15Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Broughs lived in west-midlands

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    4,300 Brough Travel & migration records
    36,000 Broughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brough

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    Common jobs for Broughs

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

    Common female occupations for Broughs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    189

    Domestic Servant

    95

    House Servant

    79

    Housekeeper

    75

    General Servant Domestic

    63

    Common male occupations for Broughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    254

    Farmer

    141

    Coal Miner Hewer

    121

    Joiner

    100

    General Labourer

    86

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