Origins of the McKinley surname

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    In 1921, most McKinleys lived in london

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    9,400 McKinley Travel & migration records
    5,900 McKinleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mckinleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mckinleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Cotton Weaver

    17

    Cotton Winder

    14

    Charwoman

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Mckinleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    47

    General Labourer

    27

    Joiner

    20

    Mariner

    18

    Shoemaker

    16

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