Origins of the Maughan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1031North West 44Isle of ManYorkshire 100East Midlands 14West Midlands 10East 15London 96South East 42South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maughans lived in north-east

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    1,800 Maughan Travel & migration records
    16,000 Maughans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Maughan

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    Common jobs for Maughans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maughans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    77

    Domestic Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Farmer

    32

    Housekeeper

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Maughans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    289

    Coal Miner Hewer

    140

    Farmer

    92

    Joiner

    56

    General Labourer

    46

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