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Origins of the Cairnie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 16West MidlandsEastLondon 2South East 2South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cairnies lived in east-midlands

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    380 Cairnie Travel & migration records
    1,300 Cairnies found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cairnie

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    What are the most common Cairnie first names?

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    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Cairnies

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Cairnies in 1921

    Housekeeper

    12

    Jute Spinner

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    Hawker

    7

    Bleacher

    6

    Common male occupations for Cairnies in 1921

    Master

    51

    Coal Miner

    28

    Shoemaker

    11

    Mill Worker

    10

    Weaver

    10

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