Origins of the McGeever surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 18East MidlandsWest Midlands 5EastLondon 29South EastSouth West 4South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McGeevers lived in north-east

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Mcgeevers

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    Commmon female occupations for Mcgeevers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    9

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Piecer In A Factory

    4

    Weaver Cotton

    4

    Wife

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Mcgeevers in 1921

    General Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner

    9

    Coal Miner Hewer

    6

    Coal Merchant

    4

    Farm Labourer

    4

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