Origins of the Callighan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 4East MidlandsWest Midlands 1EastLondon 16South East 3South West 1South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Callighans lived in north-east

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    730 Callighan Travel & migration records
    1,500 Callighans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Callighans

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

    Common female occupations for Callighans in 1921

    Hawker

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Housekeeper

    6

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Common male occupations for Callighans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    23

    General Labourer

    21

    Dock Labourer

    12

    Laborer

    12

    Hawker

    9

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