Origins of the Pughe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 3West Midlands 4East 8London 47South East 14South West 21South Wales 1Mid Wales 51West WalesNorth Wales 81Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pughes lived in north-wales

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    370 Pughe Travel & migration records
    3,500 Pughes found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Pughes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pughes in 1921

    General Servant

    19

    Dressmaker

    18

    Farmers Wife

    14

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Pughes in 1921

    Farmer

    36

    Slate Quarryman

    18

    Tailor

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Farm Servant

    12

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