Origins of the McKinney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 3West Midlands 3East 2London 38South East 15South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McKinneys lived in north-east

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    2,300 McKinneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mckinneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mckinneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dress Maker

    7

    House Keeper

    7

    Laundress

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Mckinneys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    22

    General Labourer

    16

    Mason

    10

    Able Seaman

    7

    Clerk

    7

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