Origins of the McGrigor surname

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    In 1921, most McGrigors lived in east

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    350 McGrigor Travel & migration records
    3,800 McGrigors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcgrigor

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    We have for the Mcgrigor surname. The oldest one dates back to 1746.

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    Janet

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    Common jobs for Mcgrigors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcgrigors in 1921

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    63

    House Servant

    30

    Pauper

    19

    Ind

    18

    Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Mcgrigors in 1921

    Shoemaker

    51

    Farm Servant

    41

    Weaver

    33

    Farmer

    30

    Tailor

    30

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