Origins of the Macdougal surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 9East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 4London 19South EastSouth West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Macdougals lived in london

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    Common jobs for Macdougals

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    Commmon female occupations for Macdougals in 1921

    Annuitant

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    F S

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Servant

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Macdougals in 1921

    Farmer

    9

    Ploughman

    7

    Clerk

    5

    Mason

    5

    Sailor

    5

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