Origins of the McCloud surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 66North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 79East Midlands 5West Midlands 22East 5London 44South East 17South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McClouds lived in yorkshire

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    Common jobs for Mcclouds

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    Commmon female occupations for Mcclouds in 1921

    General Servant

    11

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Servant

    8

    Dress Maker

    7

    Dressmaker

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Mcclouds in 1921

    Coal Miner

    46

    Coal Miner Hewer

    21

    Mariner

    15

    Shipwright

    13

    Dock Labourer

    12

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