Origins of the Corrigan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 190North West 56Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 79East Midlands 29West Midlands 15East 9London 546South East 37South West 14South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Corrigans lived in london

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    10,000 Corrigans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Corrigans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Corrigans in 1921

    Charwoman

    41

    Domestic Servant

    31

    Housekeeper

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Laundress

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Corrigans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    160

    General Labourer

    110

    Dock Labourer

    53

    Shoemaker

    42

    Tailor

    37

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