Origins of the McLeland surname

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    In 1921, most McLelands lived in south-east

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    190 McLeland Travel & migration records
    200 McLelands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcleland

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    What are the most common Mcleland first names?

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    Common jobs for Mclelands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mclelands in 1921

    Cook

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    P L W

    2

    Potter Weaver

    2

    Ag Lab Wife

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Mclelands in 1921

    M S

    4

    Carpenter

    2

    Hostler

    2

    Joiner

    2

    Post Boy

    2

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