Origins of the McKinnon surname

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    In 1921, most McKinnons lived in london

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    18,000 McKinnon Travel & migration records
    42,000 McKinnons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mckinnons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mckinnons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    342

    F S

    282

    Pauper

    235

    General Servant

    220

    General Serv

    198

    Commmon male occupations for Mckinnons in 1921

    Fisherman

    717

    Crofter

    644

    Farmer

    201

    Farm Servant

    182

    Seaman

    182

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