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Origins of the McBride surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 192North West 96Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 122East Midlands 23West Midlands 34East 46London 689South East 140South West 29South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McBrides lived in london

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    39,000 McBride Travel & migration records
    26,000 McBrides found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcbride

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    Common jobs for Mcbrides

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

    Common female occupations for Mcbrides in 1921

    Dressmaker

    113

    Domestic Servant

    86

    Housekeeper

    84

    Laundress

    68

    House Keeper

    64

    Common male occupations for Mcbrides in 1921

    Coal Miner

    253

    General Labourer

    185

    Shoemaker

    88

    Tailor

    84

    Carter

    74

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