Origins of the Maciver surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 2West Midlands 2EastLondon 22South East 5South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Macivers lived in london

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    1,900 Maciver Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Macivers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Macivers in 1921

    Crofter's Wife

    75

    Crofter

    54

    Fisherman's Wife

    44

    Crofter's Daur

    41

    General Servant

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Macivers in 1921

    Fisherman

    292

    Crofter

    256

    S T

    74

    Crofter's Son

    36

    Small Tenant

    28

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