Origins of the Tighe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 100North West 54Isle of ManYorkshire 141East Midlands 11West Midlands 86East 38London 328South East 26South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tighes lived in london

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    8,100 Tighe Travel & migration records
    7,000 Tighes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tighe

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    Who were Tighes most likely to marry?

    Mc Tighes

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    What are the most common Tighe first names?

    John

    James

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Tighes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tighes in 1921

    Charwoman

    21

    Cotton Winder

    19

    Cotton Weaver

    18

    House Keeper

    15

    Laundress

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Tighes in 1921

    General Labourer

    41

    Coal Miner

    35

    Dock Labourer

    35

    Coal Miner Hewer

    27

    Boiler Maker

    15

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