Origins of the Coghill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 14East Midlands 5West Midlands 14East 11London 39South East 4South West 10South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coghills lived in london

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    1,500 Coghill Travel & migration records
    4,300 Coghills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coghill

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    What are the most common Coghill first names?

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    Common jobs for Coghills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coghills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Laundress

    20

    Annuitant

    17

    General Serv

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Coghills in 1921

    Farmer

    51

    Cooper

    33

    Mason

    30

    Farm Servant

    28

    Blacksmith

    22

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