Origins of the McNeish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 2Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 6West Midlands 3East 5London 16South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McNeishs lived in north-east

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    720 McNeish Travel & migration records
    1,700 McNeishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcneish

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    Common jobs for Mcneishs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcneishs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant

    7

    F S

    5

    Milliner

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Mcneishs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    Able Seaman

    14

    Weaver

    12

    Baker

    10

    Iron Miner

    8

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