Origins of the Loughton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 10Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 70East Midlands 61West Midlands 15East 21London 78South East 26South West 11South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Loughtons lived in london

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    440 Loughton Travel & migration records
    4,200 Loughtons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Loughton first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Loughtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Loughtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    At Home

    11

    Housekeeper

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Loughtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Bricklayer

    27

    Carpenter

    21

    General Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    14

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