Origins of the Cleghorn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 204North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 5West Midlands 14East 37London 130South East 52South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cleghorns lived in north-east

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    1,800 Cleghorn Travel & migration records
    6,900 Cleghorns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cleghorn

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    Common jobs for Cleghorns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cleghorns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Housekeeper

    23

    Annuitant

    17

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Cleghorns in 1921

    Mason

    35

    Coal Miner

    29

    Ploughman

    25

    Farm Servant

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

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