Origins of the Mawhinney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 1EastLondon 13South East 6South WestSouth Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mawhinneys lived in north-east

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    1,600 Mawhinney Travel & migration records
    410 Mawhinneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mawhinney

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    Common jobs for Mawhinneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mawhinneys in 1921

    Jute Weaver

    13

    Labourer's Daur

    2

    Cloth Machinist

    1

    Confectioner

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Mawhinneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6

    Coal Miner Hewer

    5

    Joiner

    5

    General Labourer

    4

    Postman

    4

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