Origins of the McIlroy surname

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    In 1921, most McIlroys lived in london

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    3,100 McIlroy Travel & migration records
    4,300 McIlroys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcilroy

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    Common jobs for Mcilroys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcilroys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Mill Worker

    21

    Housekeeper

    16

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Mcilroys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    39

    General Labourer

    28

    Tailor

    24

    Shoemaker

    16

    Carter

    15

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