Origins of the McCain surname

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    In 1921, most McCains lived in north-east

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    1,800 McCain Travel & migration records
    1,300 McCains found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mccain

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    Common jobs for Mccains

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mccains in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Mill Worker

    4

    Vagrant

    4

    Cotton Piecer

    3

    Housekeeper

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mccains in 1921

    Coal Miner

    11

    Carter

    8

    General Labourer

    6

    Shipwright

    6

    Dock Labourer

    5

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