Origins of the Hough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 107North West 1467Isle of Man 25Yorkshire 719East Midlands 323West Midlands 726East 95London 2510South East 334South West 42South Wales 41Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 77Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Houghs lived in london

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    8,000 Hough Travel & migration records
    55,000 Houghs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hough

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    772nd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Hough surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Hough first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Houghs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Houghs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    286

    Dressmaker

    198

    Domestic Servant

    130

    General Servant Domestic

    108

    General Servant

    93

    Commmon male occupations for Houghs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    321

    Farmer

    182

    General Labourer

    175

    Coal Miner Hewer

    158

    Agricultural Labourer

    126

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