Origins of the Ough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 6West Midlands 7East 19London 26South East 25South West 102South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oughs lived in south-west

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    440 Ough Travel & migration records
    2,100 Oughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ough

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    We have for the Ough surname. The oldest one dates back to 1820.

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    What are the most common Ough first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Oughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Oughs in 1921

    Cook

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Housemaid Domestic

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Oughs in 1921

    Mason

    24

    Carpenter

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Farmer

    8

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