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Origins of the McNeill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 171North West 48Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 64East Midlands 14West Midlands 20East 41London 332South East 68South West 27South Wales 18Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McNeills lived in london

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    13,000 McNeill Travel & migration records
    17,000 McNeills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcneill

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    Common jobs for Mcneills

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

    Common female occupations for Mcneills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    103

    Housekeeper

    86

    Domestic Servant

    73

    General Servant

    42

    House Keeper

    33

    Common male occupations for Mcneills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    220

    Fisherman

    137

    Carter

    67

    Joiner

    64

    General Labourer

    63

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