Origins of the McTiernan surname

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    In 1921, most McTiernans lived in yorkshire

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    830 McTiernan Travel & migration records
    320 McTiernans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mctiernan

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    John

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Mctiernans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mctiernans in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Paper Mill Worker

    2

    Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Mctiernans in 1921

    General Labourer

    6

    Coal Miner

    4

    Paper Mill Worker

    4

    Bricklayers Labourer

    2

    Coal Miner Hewer

    2

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