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Mcenery Family History

Mcenery Surname Meaning

Irish (Limerick and Kilkenny): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Innéirghe ‘son of Innéirghe’

a personal name probably derived from éirghe ‘to arise to ascend’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Mcenery family from?

You can see how Mcenery families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mcenery family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mcenery families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 19 Mcenery families living in London. This was about 33% of all the recorded Mcenery's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Mcenery families in 1891.
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What did your Mcenery ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Aircraft Anodiser and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Mcenery. 50% of Mcenery men worked as an Aircraft Anodiser and 72% of Mcenery women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mcenery were Catholic Priest and Childrens Nurse.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Aircraft Anodiser
    50%
  • Catholic Priest
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    15%
  • Childrens Nurse
    15%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Mcenery. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Mcenery. For the veterans among your Mcenery ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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