Origins of the McHugh surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 284North West 142Isle of ManYorkshire 373East Midlands 31West Midlands 98East 10London 1290South East 45South West 13South Wales 11Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 36Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McHughs lived in london

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    33,000 McHugh Travel & migration records
    18,000 McHughs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mchughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mchughs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    83

    Dressmaker

    52

    Housekeeper

    52

    Charwoman

    43

    General Servant Domestic

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Mchughs in 1921

    General Labourer

    161

    Coal Miner

    132

    Dock Labourer

    69

    Tailor

    65

    Coal Miner Hewer

    52

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