McConville family name history and map
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McConville in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,242 people named McConville in Ireland, about 0.028% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 669th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 583 men and 658 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McConville in Ireland
Down was McConville country: 38.3% of them (476 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (421), Antrim (178), Tyrone (39) and Dublin (35).
McConville average age in 1911
The average McConville in 1911 was 30.5 years old, 28.4 for men and 32.4 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.
McConville literacy in 1911
Of the McConvilles whose literacy was recorded, 73.8% could both read and write, 6.9% could read but not write, and 19.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.3% reading and writing against 72.4% 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.
McConville common first names
The most common male names were John (83), James, Patrick, Thomas and Edward. For women it was Mary (72), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Annie and Sarah.
McConville occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McConville's census form was "Scholar"; 18% (223) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (14.4%), farmer (10.8%), general labourer (5.1%) and farm labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 17.8% of all McConvilles, followed by agriculture, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is McConville?
McConvilles were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (2.4%) and Anglican (2.1%).
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McConville statistics (1911)
Number: 1,242
Rank: 669
Average Age: 31
McConville in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,693
Rank: 11,227
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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