Origins of the McNeil surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 132North West 61Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 128East Midlands 19West Midlands 26East 51London 267South East 87South West 127South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McNeils lived in london

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    29,000 McNeils found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mcneils

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcneils in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    182

    Dressmaker

    146

    General Servant

    115

    Housekeeper

    87

    F S

    77

    Commmon male occupations for Mcneils in 1921

    Coal Miner

    457

    Fisherman

    302

    General Labourer

    131

    Crofter

    127

    Carter

    123

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