Mulcahy family name history and map
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Mulcahy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 2,783 people named Mulcahy in Ireland, about 0.063% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 320th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 1,441 men and 1,340 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Mulcahy in Ireland
Cork was Mulcahy country: 34.8% of them (969 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (711), Waterford (386), Tipperary (365) and Dublin (111).
Mulcahy average age in 1911
The average Mulcahy in 1911 was 29.4 years old, 28.9 for men and 30.0 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.
Mulcahy literacy in 1911
Of the Mulcahys whose literacy was recorded, 78.5% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 17.9% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
Mulcahy common first names
The most common male names were John (215), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (246), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Catherine.
Mulcahy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Mulcahy's census form was "Scholar"; 22.8% (634) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.3%), general labourer (4.4%), farm labourer (4.2%) and domestic servant (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.7% of all Mulcahys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is Mulcahy?
Mulcahys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.2%).
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Mulcahy statistics (1911)
Number: 2,783
Rank: 320
Average Age: 29
Mulcahy in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,466
Rank: 5,216
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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