Origins of the McAskill surname

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    In 1921, most McAskills lived in north-east

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    1,000 McAskill Travel & migration records
    2,800 McAskills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcaskill

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    What are the most common Mcaskill first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Mcaskills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcaskills in 1921

    Crofter's Wife

    30

    General Servant

    29

    Domestic Servant

    26

    General Serv

    24

    Wool Spinner

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Mcaskills in 1921

    Fisherman

    113

    Crofter

    112

    Shepherd

    23

    Tenant

    14

    Farmer

    13

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