Origins of the McColl surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 13East Midlands 3West Midlands 13East 20London 162South East 30South West 25South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McColls lived in london

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    5,300 McColl Travel & migration records
    19,000 McColls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mccoll

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Mccolls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mccolls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    154

    F S

    145

    Domestic Servant

    144

    House Servant

    90

    Housekeeper

    84

    Commmon male occupations for Mccolls in 1921

    Slate Quarrier

    139

    Shepherd

    135

    Carter

    112

    Joiner

    106

    Ploughman

    97

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