Origins of the Mac Donald surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 534North West 342Isle of Man 24Yorkshire 594East Midlands 100West Midlands 241East 313London 1758South East 641South West 207South Wales 50Mid Wales 18West Wales 1North Wales 75Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mac Donalds lived in london

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    110,000 Mac Donalds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mac donald

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    Common jobs for Mac donalds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mac donalds in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    697

    General Servant

    537

    Dressmaker

    517

    Housekeeper

    414

    F S

    387

    Commmon male occupations for Mac donalds in 1921

    Crofter

    1,417

    Fisherman

    1,171

    Farmer

    613

    Farm Servant

    438

    Tailor

    418

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