Origins of the Mackdonald surname

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    In 1921, most Mackdonalds lived in south-wales

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    17 Mackdonald Travel & migration records
    490 Mackdonalds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mackdonalds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mackdonalds in 1921

    At School

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Servant

    4

    Cook

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Mackdonalds in 1921

    Soldier

    17

    Soldier, Farmer

    12

    Mariner

    8

    Coal Miner

    6

    Gardener

    3

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