Origins of the McEwen surname

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    In 1921, most McEwens lived in london

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    7,200 McEwen Travel & migration records
    16,000 McEwens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcewen

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    Common jobs for Mcewens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcewens in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    71

    Dressmaker

    69

    F S

    69

    Housekeeper

    69

    Cotton Weaver

    55

    Commmon male occupations for Mcewens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    92

    Tailor

    75

    Farmer

    71

    Farm Servant

    62

    General Labourer

    55

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