Gaughan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gaughan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gaughan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 21
Labourer 7
Cotton Mill 5
Dock Labourer 4
No Occupation 4
Cotton Operative 3
Nothing 3
Servant 2
Labourer Wife 2
Tin Worker 2
Cotton Mill Operative 2
Cotton Spinner 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Hawker 2
Pot Dealer 2
Licensed Hawker 2
Flax Dresser 2
Worste Spinner 2
Colliery Labourer 1
General Servant 1
Grease Boy In Tin Work 1
Tailor 1
Travelling Wollen Traper 1
Woollen Mill 1
Puddler 1

Gaughan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gaughan 100% 1,140
2 Gawen 43% 676
3 Geoghan 71% 130

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The surname Gaughan is the most popular version of all its varients

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