Origins of the McIntosh surname

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    In 1921, most McIntoshs lived in london

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    31,000 McIntosh Travel & migration records
    82,000 McIntoshs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcintosh

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    829th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Mcintosh surname. The oldest one dates back to 1706.

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    Common jobs for Mcintoshs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcintoshs in 1921

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    537

    Domestic Servant

    506

    Dressmaker

    482

    Housekeeper

    377

    House Servant

    303

    Commmon male occupations for Mcintoshs in 1921

    Farm Servant

    563

    Tailor

    502

    Farmer

    468

    Fisherman

    434

    Mason

    427

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