Origins of the McAulay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 6Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 7East Midlands 3West Midlands 3East 1London 34South East 7South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McAulays lived in london

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    3,600 McAulay Travel & migration records
    12,000 McAulays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcaulay

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    Common jobs for Mcaulays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcaulays in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    71

    General Servant

    64

    General Serv

    49

    House Keeper

    49

    Crofter

    45

    Commmon male occupations for Mcaulays in 1921

    Fisherman

    296

    Crofter

    239

    Coal Miner

    85

    Fisher

    76

    Farmer

    63

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