Origins of the Mc Leod surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 364North West 160Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 81East Midlands 31West Midlands 83East 134London 502South East 212South West 108South Wales 19Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 32Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mc Leods lived in london

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    47,000 Mc Leod Travel & migration records
    110,000 Mc Leods found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mc leods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mc leods in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    862

    General Servant

    584

    Pauper

    582

    General Serv

    568

    F S

    541

    Commmon male occupations for Mc leods in 1921

    Fisherman

    2,871

    Crofter

    2,138

    Tenant

    618

    Shepherd

    538

    Tailor

    506

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