Origins of the McArthy surname

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    In 1921, most McArthys lived in south-west

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    1,200 McArthy Travel & migration records
    1,800 McArthys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcarthy

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    M Carthys
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    What are the most common Mcarthy first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Ellen

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    Common jobs for Mcarthys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcarthys in 1921

    Spinster

    21

    Laundress

    14

    Charwoman

    9

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Mcarthys in 1921

    General Labourer

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Private

    7

    Seaman

    7

    Tailor

    7

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