Origins of the McKechnie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 30Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 8West Midlands 16East 28London 107South East 26South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McKechnies lived in london

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    3,800 McKechnie Travel & migration records
    13,000 McKechnies found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mckechnies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mckechnies in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    Housekeeper

    68

    Domestic Servant

    63

    F S

    56

    Cotton Weaver

    52

    Commmon male occupations for Mckechnies in 1921

    Carter

    98

    Coal Miner

    72

    General Labourer

    56

    Shoemaker

    56

    Joiner

    54

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