McKernan family name history and map
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McKernan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 722 people named McKernan in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 351 men and 371 women.
Counties with McKernan in Ireland
Tyrone was McKernan country: 32.3% of them (233 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (176), Armagh (69), Monaghan (49) and Dublin (43).
McKernan average age in 1911
The average McKernan in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 31.7 for men and 31.0 for women; slightly older 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.
McKernan literacy in 1911
Of the McKernans whose literacy was recorded, 76.9% could both read and write, 6.6% could read but not write, and 16.5% 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.
McKernan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (48), John, James, Peter and Thomas. For women it was Mary (48), followed by Catherine, Annie, Mary Anne and Bridget.
McKernan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McKernan's census form was "Scholar"; 16.8% (121) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15%), farm labourer (4.2%), textile worker (4%) and general labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.5% of all McKernans, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McKernan?
McKernans were predominantly Roman Catholic (86.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.3%), Presbyterian (4.3%), Methodist (0.6%) and Quaker (0.3%).
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McKernan statistics (1911)
Number: 722
Rank: 1,010
Average Age: 31
McKernan in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,684
Rank: 11,261
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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