Origins of the McFarlan surname

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    In 1921, most McFarlans lived in london

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    1,400 McFarlan Travel & migration records
    3,400 McFarlans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcfarlan

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    Common jobs for Mcfarlans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcfarlans in 1921

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    50

    Servant

    26

    House Keeper

    24

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Dress Maker

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Mcfarlans in 1921

    Fisherman

    56

    Weaver

    34

    Farmer

    25

    Joiner

    19

    Carter

    18

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