Cairney
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The earliest occurrence of the Cairney surname in our family history documents is from 1667, and we currently have 11,936 records where Cairney appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
77 Cairneys were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Cairneys were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all Cairneys were law-abiding. We found 5 in criminal records.
56 Cairneys served in the First World War.
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