Origins of the McCreath surname

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    In 1921, most McCreaths lived in london

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    710 McCreath Travel & migration records
    2,800 McCreaths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mccreath

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    What are the most common Mccreath first names?

    James

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    Common jobs for Mccreaths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mccreaths in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    13

    Farmer's Daur

    12

    Farmers Wife

    11

    Farmers Daur

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Mccreaths in 1921

    Fisherman

    52

    Joiner

    35

    Farmer

    34

    Mason

    17

    Shoemaker

    15

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