Origins of the McLane surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 56North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 2London 9South East 6South West 1South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McLanes lived in north-east

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    4,200 McLane Travel & migration records
    1,700 McLanes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mclane

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    Common jobs for Mclanes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mclanes in 1921

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    Mantuamaker

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Bleacher

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Mclanes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    Blacksmith

    9

    Laborer

    8

    Mariner

    8

    General Labourer

    7

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