Origins of the McLeman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North WestIsle of Man 2Yorkshire 2East Midlands 1West Midlands 7East 3London 17South East 8South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McLemans lived in north-east

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    330 McLeman Travel & migration records
    1,700 McLemans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcleman

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Mclemans

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

    Common female occupations for Mclemans in 1921

    Fisherman's Wife

    33

    Fishermans Wife

    17

    Fisher

    11

    Fisherwoman

    11

    Schoolar

    10

    Common male occupations for Mclemans in 1921

    Fisherman

    225

    Fisher

    60

    Cooper

    16

    Schoolar

    8

    Farm Servant

    7

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