Origins of the Hughs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 35Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 27East Midlands 3West Midlands 50East 8London 101South East 16South West 49South Wales 11Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 33Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hughses lived in london

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    8,700 Hughs Travel & migration records
    12,000 Hughses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hughses

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    Commmon female occupations for Hughses in 1921

    General Servant

    59

    Dressmaker

    57

    House Servant

    51

    Servant

    45

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Hughses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    171

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    Collier

    45

    Miner

    40

    Farmer

    37

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