Origins of the Couch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 91East Midlands 34West Midlands 24East 97London 325South East 155South West 464South Wales 42Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Couchs lived in south-west

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    3,500 Couch Travel & migration records
    18,000 Couchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Couch

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    What are the most common Couch first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Couchs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Couchs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    111

    Domestic Servant

    50

    General Servant Domestic

    49

    Living On Own Means

    45

    House Servant

    40

    Commmon male occupations for Couchs in 1921

    Fisherman

    85

    Farm Hands

    82

    Agricultural Labourer

    78

    Farm Labourer

    77

    Carpenter

    73

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