Origins of the McPhearson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 4London 6South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McPhearsons lived in north-east

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    Common jobs for Mcphearsons

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    Commmon female occupations for Mcphearsons in 1921

    Annuitant

    4

    Crofter's Wife

    4

    General Servant

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    House Maid

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mcphearsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    16

    Crofter

    6

    Shepherd

    5

    Weaver

    5

    Clerk

    4

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