Origins of the McKenry surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 1South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McKenrys lived in north-east

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    100 McKenry Travel & migration records
    180 McKenrys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mckenry

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    Common jobs for Mckenrys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mckenrys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Lab In Tilework

    2

    Cook

    1

    General Servant Domestic

    1

    House Maid

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Mckenrys in 1921

    Ag Labourer

    2

    Farm Labourer

    2

    Ironstone Miner

    2

    Lab

    2

    Soap Making

    2

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