Origins of the Doughty surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 188North West 149Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 399East Midlands 460West Midlands 388East 257London 728South East 372South West 79South Wales 35Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 38Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Doughtys lived in london

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    4,600 Doughty Travel & migration records
    39,000 Doughtys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Doughty

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    Common jobs for Doughtys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Doughtys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    213

    General Servant Domestic

    110

    Laundress

    87

    Domestic Servant

    77

    House Servant

    72

    Commmon male occupations for Doughtys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    191

    General Labourer

    140

    Bricklayer

    113

    Coal Miner

    113

    Blacksmith

    101

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