Origins of the Carrigan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 58North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 9West Midlands 27East 5London 85South East 43South West 15South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carrigans lived in london

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    8,800 Carrigan Travel & migration records
    5,100 Carrigans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carrigan

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    Common jobs for Carrigans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Carrigans in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    32

    Mill Worker

    21

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Charwoman

    13

    Dressmaker

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Carrigans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    68

    General Labourer

    57

    Miner

    21

    Dock Labourer

    18

    Shoemaker

    15

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