Origins of the McCullough surname

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    In 1921, most McCulloughs lived in london

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    3,300 McCulloughs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mcculloughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcculloughs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Housekeeper

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Mcculloughs in 1921

    General Labourer

    22

    Coal Miner

    18

    Able Seaman

    13

    Postman

    12

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

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