Origins of the Coughlan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 5West Midlands 10East 38London 228South East 93South West 40South Wales 23Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coughlans lived in london

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    8,500 Coughlan Travel & migration records
    4,700 Coughlans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coughlan

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    What are the most common Coughlan first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Coughlans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coughlans in 1921

    Servant

    18

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Dressmaker

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Coughlans in 1921

    General Labourer

    27

    Dock Labourer

    26

    Porter

    20

    Tailor

    16

    Fireman

    13

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