Origins of the McPherson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 313North West 58Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 55East Midlands 25West Midlands 32East 102London 392South East 164South West 23South Wales 24Mid Wales 1West Wales 2North Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McPhersons lived in london

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    26,000 McPherson Travel & migration records
    74,000 McPhersons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcpherson

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    Common jobs for Mcphersons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcphersons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    562

    F S

    554

    Dressmaker

    417

    Housekeeper

    363

    Pauper

    279

    Commmon male occupations for Mcphersons in 1921

    Fisherman

    519

    Shepherd

    497

    Farmer

    457

    Farm Servant

    429

    Tailor

    378

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