Origins of the McGarrity surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 16West Midlands 1EastLondon 31South East 1South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McGarritys lived in north-east

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    1,800 McGarrity Travel & migration records
    1,400 McGarritys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcgarrity

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    Common jobs for Mcgarritys

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

    Common female occupations for Mcgarritys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    12

    Housewife

    6

    None

    5

    House Keeper

    4

    Outworker

    4

    Common male occupations for Mcgarritys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    43

    General Labourer

    11

    Ironstone Miner

    9

    Miner

    8

    Iron Moulder

    7

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