Origins of the Coggan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 172East Midlands 47West Midlands 10East 5London 58South East 25South West 37South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coggans lived in yorkshire

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    600 Coggan Travel & migration records
    4,400 Coggans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Coggans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coggans in 1921

    Spinster

    34

    Dressmaker

    21

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Coggans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farmer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Bricklayer

    17

    Butcher

    15

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