Origins of the McDougald surname

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    In 1921, most McDougalds lived in west-midlands

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    1,800 McDougald Travel & migration records
    2,800 McDougalds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mcdougalds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcdougalds in 1921

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    34

    House Servant

    24

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Pauper

    17

    Domestic Serv

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Mcdougalds in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Crofter

    26

    Fisherman

    26

    Weaver

    20

    Shoemaker

    17

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