Clough Name Meaning: A topographic name for someone who lived in a 'ravine' or 'steep valley',from the word ''cloh''.
The name is of medieval English & was possibly occupational for a person who worked at a 'Clogh','weir'The first recorded spelling of the name is that of 'Richard Clowe',dated 1275.
Discover how your Clough ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 317 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 76 |
| Devon | 23 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 528 |
| Essex | 148 |
| Gloucestershire | 17 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 32 |
| Lancashire | 3,095 |
| Leicestershire | 22 |
| Lincolnshire | 82 |
| London | 116 |
| Middlesex | 26 |
| Northumberland | 364 |
| Norfolk | 32 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 52 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 40 |
| Sussex | 27 |
| Staffordshire | 102 |
| Warwickshire | 33 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 8 |
| Yorkshire | 2,797 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 14 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 14 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 24 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 661 |
| Cotton Weaver | 127 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 88 |
| Weaver | 82 |
| Private Means | 58 |
| Labourer | 43 |
| General Labourer | 38 |
| Housekeeper | 38 |
| None | 35 |
| Clerk | 35 |
| Dressmaker | 33 |
| Weaver Cotton | 29 |
| At Home | 28 |
| Carter | 24 |
| At School | 23 |
| Farmer | 21 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Worsted Spinner | 18 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 17 |
| Assisting In Business | 17 |
| Shop Assistant | 16 |
| Dress Maker | 15 |
| Butcher | 15 |
| Cloth Weaver | 15 |
| Home | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Clough | 3,648 |
| John Clough | 3,347 |
| William Clough | 2,590 |
| Elizabeth Clough | 2,033 |
| Sarah Clough | 2,022 |
| James Clough | 1,849 |
| Thomas Clough | 1,778 |
| Ann Clough | 1,427 |
| George Clough | 1,225 |
| Joseph Clough | 1,192 |
| Jane Clough | 1,111 |
| Robert Clough | 911 |
| Alice Clough | 875 |
| Hannah Clough | 822 |
| Samuel Clough | 788 |
| Martha Clough | 782 |
| Annie Clough | 716 |
| Henry Clough | 701 |
| Margaret Clough | 690 |
| Ellen Clough | 623 |
| Charles Clough | 596 |
| Emma Clough | 544 |
| Eliza Clough | 473 |
| Edward Clough | 461 |
| Richard Clough | 439 |