Origins of the Maguire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 182North West 155Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 191East Midlands 21West Midlands 108East 172London 1647South East 159South West 75South Wales 22Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maguires lived in london

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    34,000 Maguire Travel & migration records
    27,000 Maguires found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Maguire

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    Common jobs for Maguires

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maguires in 1921

    Dressmaker

    89

    Housekeeper

    84

    Cotton Weaver

    79

    Laundress

    71

    Domestic Servant

    70

    Commmon male occupations for Maguires in 1921

    General Labourer

    162

    Dock Labourer

    154

    Tailor

    90

    Coal Miner

    66

    Shoemaker

    53

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