Origins of the McTavish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 3West Midlands 3East 4London 30South East 6South West 12South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McTavishs lived in london

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    2,300 McTavish Travel & migration records
    6,100 McTavishs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mctavish

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    Common jobs for Mctavishs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mctavishs in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    68

    F S

    36

    Housekeeper

    33

    Pauper

    28

    General Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Mctavishs in 1921

    Fisherman

    133

    Shepherd

    62

    Farmer

    48

    Farm Servant

    39

    Tailor

    31

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