Origins of the Bugg surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 111East Midlands 99West Midlands 15East 396London 364South East 130South West 47South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Buggs lived in east

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    790 Bugg Travel & migration records
    13,000 Buggs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bugg

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    What are the most common Bugg first names?

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    Common jobs for Buggs

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    Commmon female occupations for Buggs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    General Servant

    34

    Laundress

    34

    Tailoress

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Buggs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    217

    Farm Labourer

    136

    Farmer

    55

    General Labourer

    45

    Carpenter

    40

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