Origins of the McKee surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 145North West 91Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 55East Midlands 12West Midlands 21East 43London 435South East 81South West 14South Wales 11Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McKees lived in london

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    Interesting facts about Mckee

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    Common jobs for Mckees

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mckees in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Housekeeper

    31

    Cotton Weaver

    29

    Laundress

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Mckees in 1921

    Coal Miner

    139

    General Labourer

    77

    Tailor

    43

    Shoemaker

    38

    Dock Labourer

    37

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