Origins of the Geoghegan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 10Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 42East Midlands 2West Midlands 24East 7London 168South East 48South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Geoghegans lived in london

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    Common jobs for Geoghegans

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    Commmon female occupations for Geoghegans in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Tailoress

    7

    Dressmaker

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Book Folder

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Geoghegans in 1921

    General Labourer

    13

    Tailor

    13

    Clerk

    10

    Railway Porter

    7

    Porter

    6

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