Origins of the McGuiness surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 91North West 36Isle of ManYorkshire 78East Midlands 2West Midlands 3East 11London 197South East 7South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McGuinesses lived in london

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    4,800 McGuiness Travel & migration records
    6,300 McGuinesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcguiness

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    Common jobs for Mcguinesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcguinesses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Charwoman

    26

    Laundress

    21

    House Keeper

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Mcguinesses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    81

    General Labourer

    68

    Dock Labourer

    27

    Tailor

    27

    Carter

    22

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