Origins of the McIver surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 89North West 39Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 28East Midlands 5West Midlands 8East 20London 268South East 33South West 10South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McIvers lived in london

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    5,800 McIver Travel & migration records
    15,000 McIvers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mciver

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    Common jobs for Mcivers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcivers in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    91

    General Serv

    74

    General Servant

    65

    Crofter

    58

    Pauper

    56

    Commmon male occupations for Mcivers in 1921

    Fisherman

    340

    Crofter

    309

    Tenant

    92

    Shoemaker

    79

    General Labourer

    73

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