Origins of the McGown surname

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    In 1921, most McGowns lived in london

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    2,900 McGown Travel & migration records
    5,100 McGowns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcgown

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    Common jobs for Mcgowns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcgowns in 1921

    At Home

    26

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Dressmaker

    20

    F S

    18

    Housekeeper

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Mcgowns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    90

    Carter

    26

    Weaver

    26

    General Labourer

    24

    Joiner

    20

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