Gough Name Meaning: Believed to have derived from the English word 'goff' meaning 'a smith'. May have also derived from the Wlsh word 'coch', meaning 'red'.
An occupational name given to a smith of some description (blacksmith, goldsmith). May have also been a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complextion from the Welsh word meaning 'red'.
Discover how your Gough ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 129 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 0 |
Channel Islands | 8 |
Cheshire | 137 |
Cornwall | 5 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 29 |
Devon | 75 |
Dorset | 34 |
Durham | 0 |
Essex | 12 |
Gloucestershire | 315 |
Hampshire | 80 |
Herefordshire | 197 |
Hertfordshire | 19 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 25 |
Lancashire | 272 |
Leicestershire | 21 |
Lincolnshire | 1 |
London | 461 |
Middlesex | 38 |
Northumberland | 6 |
Norfolk | 4 |
Northamptonshire | 4 |
Nottinghamshire | 11 |
Oxfordshire | 54 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 674 |
Suffolk | 9 |
Somerset | 133 |
Surrey | 29 |
Sussex | 16 |
Staffordshire | 424 |
Warwickshire | 240 |
Westmorland | 6 |
Wiltshire | 262 |
Worcestershire | 126 |
Yorkshire | 93 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 11 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 7 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 9 |
Glamorgan | 15 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 121 |
Monmouthshire | 44 |
Pembrokeshire | 9 |
Radnorshire | 12 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Agricultural Labourer | 220 |
Female Servant | 188 |
Labourer | 112 |
Independent | 102 |
Male Servant | 62 |
Farmer | 58 |
Shoe Maker | 32 |
Dress Maker | 27 |
Carpenter | 25 |
Tailor | 22 |
Weaver | 20 |
Apprentice | 17 |
Pauper | 16 |
Laundress | 15 |
Butcher | 15 |
Independant | 15 |
Coal Miner Miner Miner | 14 |
Blacksmith | 13 |
Grocer | 12 |
Mason | 12 |
Soldier | 11 |
Publican | 10 |
Sawyer | 10 |
Miner | 9 |
Gardener | 9 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Gough | 4,016 |
William Gough | 3,991 |
John Gough | 3,488 |
Elizabeth Gough | 2,411 |
Thomas Gough | 2,302 |
George Gough | 2,001 |
Sarah Gough | 1,930 |
James Gough | 1,664 |
Ann Gough | 1,371 |
Henry Gough | 1,207 |
Charles Gough | 1,194 |
Jane Gough | 1,179 |
Joseph Gough | 1,091 |
Edward Gough | 1,052 |
Richard Gough | 1,026 |
Eliza Gough | 878 |
Ellen Gough | 812 |
Emma Gough | 811 |
Alice Gough | 779 |
Annie Gough | 766 |
Margaret Gough | 700 |
Emily Gough | 682 |
Alfred Gough | 665 |
Arthur Gough | 665 |
Hannah Gough | 633 |