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• Rear Origin and Immigration
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  • Distribution of Rear Families in the US in 1840
  • Distribution of Rear Families in the US in 1880
  • Distribution of Rear Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Rear Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Rear Total Records: 1  Origin of Rear, Meaning of Rear Origin: Name probably originately in Ireland AND Scotland at about the same time. It is Irish AND Scots, AND Scotch-Irish which does NOT mean half Irish, half Scots. Scotch-Irish is an AMerican term that means those who went from Scotland to northern Ireland and then to America. Most were Presbyterians. Most Irish McC's were/are Catholic. Surnames: Maccrary, Mccrary, Mccreary, Mccreery, Mccrery, Mccrory Submitted by: Perry G. McCrary 2/17/2012 2:54 PM Page 1 of 1

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