Origins of the McGillivray surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 3Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 4East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 6London 42South East 12South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McGillivrays lived in london

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    3,600 McGillivray Travel & migration records
    8,500 McGillivrays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcgillivray

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    Common jobs for Mcgillivrays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcgillivrays in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    79

    Farmer's Wife

    68

    Pauper

    56

    F S

    50

    Dressmaker

    49

    Commmon male occupations for Mcgillivrays in 1921

    Farmer

    159

    Shepherd

    95

    Farm Servant

    81

    Crofter

    75

    Farmer's Son

    54

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