Origins of the Gough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 128North West 431Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 919East Midlands 221West Midlands 1335East 203London 1380South East 672South West 702South Wales 379Mid Wales 64West Wales 53North Wales 60Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goughs lived in london

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    91,000 Goughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gough

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    490th most common surname in the UK

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    What are the most common Gough first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Goughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goughs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    404

    Domestic Servant

    260

    Laundress

    247

    General Servant Domestic

    230

    House Servant

    178

    Commmon male occupations for Goughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    431

    Agricultural Labourer

    360

    General Labourer

    357

    Farmer

    247

    Coal Miner Hewer

    237

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