Magee family name history and map
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Magee in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 5,062 people named Magee in Ireland, about 0.115% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 153rd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 2,376 men and 2,681 women. (A small number, 5, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Magee in Ireland
Antrim was Magee country: 35.5% of them (1,796 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (925), Dublin (324), Armagh (318) and Donegal (281).
Magee average age in 1911
The average Magee in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 29.5 for men and 30.1 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Magee literacy in 1911
Of the Magees whose literacy was recorded, 77.5% could both read and write, 4.6% could read but not write, and 17.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79% reading and writing against 76% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Magee common first names
The most common male names were John (299), James, Patrick, William and Thomas. For women it was Mary (266), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Annie and Catherine.
Magee occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Magee's census form was "Scholar"; 19.2% (971) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.3%), textile worker (7.4%), general labourer (4.6%) and farm labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.5% of all Magees, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Magee?
Most Magees, 62.4%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (20.2%), Presbyterian (12.9%), Methodist (2.5%) and Baptist (0.5%).
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Magee statistics (1911)
Number: 5,062
Rank: 153
Average Age: 30
Magee in the USA (2020)
Number: 26,445
Rank: 1,305
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.