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Origins of the McQuire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 42Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 22West Midlands 8East 21London 83South East 37South West 7South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McQuires lived in london

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    2,200 McQuire Travel & migration records
    4,100 McQuires found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcquire

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    What are the most common Mcquire first names?

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    Common jobs for Mcquires

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

    Common female occupations for Mcquires in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Servant

    12

    Charwoman

    11

    Mill Worker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Common male occupations for Mcquires in 1921

    Coal Miner

    47

    General Labourer

    45

    Hawker

    17

    Miner

    14

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

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