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
School 14
General Labourer 9
At School 4
Bricklayers Labourer 4
Chemical Labourer 3
Cotton Weaver 2
Dock Labourer 2
Domestic Servant 2
Seaman (merchant Service) 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Doffer Woollen 2
Journalist 2
Labourer 2
Army Pensioner 1
Clerk (brick-works) 1
Coal Miner (hewer) 1
Dresmaker 1
Galvanize Assorter 1
Seaman 1
Drayman 1
House Painter 1
Apprentice Boule Maker 1
Foreman Semtler 1
Miner 1
Miner (coal) Stoneman 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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