McKinney family name history and map
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McKinney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,365 people named McKinney in Ireland, about 0.031% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 619th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 636 men and 727 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McKinney in Ireland
Antrim was McKinney country: 30.9% of them (422 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (252), Donegal (242), Armagh (159) and Tyrone (137).
McKinney average age in 1911
The average McKinney in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 27.8 for men and 29.9 for women; a touch younger than 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.
McKinney literacy in 1911
Of the McKinneys whose literacy was recorded, 76.9% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 17.6% 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.
McKinney common first names
The most common male names were John (79), James, William, Patrick and Thomas. For women it was Mary (82), followed by Annie, Sarah, Elizabeth and Margaret.
McKinney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McKinney's census form was "Scholar"; 21.8% (297) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.8%), textile worker (6.9%), farm labourer (3.5%) and general labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.4% of all McKinneys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is McKinney?
The largest religious group among McKinneys was Roman Catholic, at 45.5%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (30.6%), Anglican (17.1%), Methodist (3.2%) and Baptist (2%).
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McKinney statistics (1911)
Number: 1,365
Rank: 619
Average Age: 29
McKinney in the USA (2020)
Number: 80,343
Rank: 391
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.