Origins of the Clough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 662North West 343Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 2656East Midlands 100West Midlands 106East 149London 3083South East 82South West 27South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 30Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cloughs lived in london

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    Interesting facts about Clough

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    721st most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Clough first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cloughs

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    Commmon female occupations for Cloughs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    586

    Dressmaker

    246

    Weaver

    181

    Worsted Weaver

    160

    House Keeper

    133

    Commmon male occupations for Cloughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    677

    Cotton Weaver

    205

    Coal Miner Hewer

    197

    General Labourer

    170

    Carter

    150

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