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The earliest occurrence of the McKenna surname in our family history documents is from 1613, and we currently have 349,348 records where McKenna appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
475 McKennas were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s McKennas were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all McKennas were law-abiding. We found 163 in criminal records.
536 McKennas served in the First World War.
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