Origins of the Mac Millan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 46North West 20Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 24East Midlands 9West Midlands 14East 24London 103South East 35South West 13South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mac Millans lived in london

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    7,700 Mac Millan Travel & migration records
    8,800 Mac Millans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mac millans

    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 millans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Housekeeper

    46

    F S

    39

    General Servant

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Mac millans in 1921

    Crofter

    80

    Farmer

    76

    Fisherman

    62

    Farm Servant

    38

    Shepherd

    35

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