Origins of the Mahany surname

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    In 1921, most Mahanys lived in south-west

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    1,200 Mahany Travel & migration records
    370 Mahanys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mahany

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Mahanys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mahanys in 1921

    Boot Binder

    2

    Commercial Clerk

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    House Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Mahanys in 1921

    Qr Master

    8

    Blacksmith

    4

    Tailor

    4

    Carpenter

    3

    Plasterer

    3

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