Origins of the Mc Gill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 220North West 61Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 94East Midlands 15West Midlands 39East 39London 341South East 162South West 75South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mc Gills lived in london

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    27,000 Mc Gills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mc gills

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    Commmon female occupations for Mc gills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    140

    Domestic Servant

    105

    Housekeeper

    90

    House Keeper

    82

    Laundress

    59

    Commmon male occupations for Mc gills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    296

    General Labourer

    140

    Tailor

    101

    Shoemaker

    99

    Joiner

    90

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