Origins of the McComb surname

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    In 1921, most McCombs lived in london

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    4,800 McComb Travel & migration records
    2,400 McCombs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mccomb

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    Common jobs for Mccombs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mccombs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Cotton Weaver

    9

    Domestic Servant

    9

    House Keeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Mccombs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    35

    Shoemaker

    17

    Weaver

    16

    Tailor

    14

    Painter

    11

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