Origins of the McNair surname

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    In 1921, most McNairs lived in london

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    4,800 McNair Travel & migration records
    12,000 McNairs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcnair

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    Common jobs for Mcnairs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcnairs in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    57

    Dressmaker

    54

    Housekeeper

    52

    F S

    44

    House Keeper

    36

    Commmon male occupations for Mcnairs in 1921

    Weaver

    88

    Carter

    64

    Coal Miner

    60

    Farmer

    51

    Tailor

    45

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