Origins of the McPhail surname

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    In 1921, most McPhails lived in london

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    6,600 McPhail Travel & migration records
    19,000 McPhails found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcphail

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    Common jobs for Mcphails

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcphails in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    139

    F S

    129

    Dressmaker

    114

    General Servant

    100

    Housekeeper

    76

    Commmon male occupations for Mcphails in 1921

    Coal Miner

    182

    Shepherd

    177

    Fisherman

    152

    Crofter

    130

    Farmer

    108

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