Origins of the Tough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 68North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 16West Midlands 13East 24London 66South East 38South West 9South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Toughs lived in north-east

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    2,000 Tough Travel & migration records
    8,600 Toughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tough

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    What are the most common Tough first names?

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    Common jobs for Toughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Toughs in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    56

    F S

    47

    Dressmaker

    45

    House Servant

    38

    Domestic Serv

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Toughs in 1921

    Farm Servant

    73

    Shoemaker

    43

    Farmer

    39

    General Labourer

    39

    Fisherman

    37

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