Origins of the Waugh surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 935North West 294Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 218East Midlands 27West Midlands 44East 72London 395South East 84South West 17South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waughs lived in north-east

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    36,000 Waughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Waugh

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    Common jobs for Waughs

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    Commmon female occupations for Waughs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    164

    Housekeeper

    97

    Domestic Servant

    92

    General Servant Domestic

    79

    Living On Own Means

    58

    Commmon male occupations for Waughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    534

    Farmer

    214

    Joiner

    174

    Coal Miner Hewer

    126

    General Labourer

    113

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