McIlwaine family name history and map
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McIlwaine in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 694 people named McIlwaine in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 352 men and 342 women.
Counties with McIlwaine in Ireland
The McIlwaines were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 59.1% of them (410 people). Next came Down (132), Armagh (79), Tyrone (23) and Donegal (22).
McIlwaine average age in 1911
The average McIlwaine in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 28.2 for men and 29.1 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.
McIlwaine literacy in 1911
Of the McIlwaines whose literacy was recorded, 81.3% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 13.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.7% reading and writing against 78.9% 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.
McIlwaine common first names
The most common male names were William (40), James, John, Robert and Samuel. For women it was Mary (29), followed by Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Jane.
McIlwaine occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McIlwaine's census form was "Scholar"; 19.3% (134) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.8%), textile worker (6.9%), general labourer (3.9%) and other maker / factory worker (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.6% of all McIlwaines, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is McIlwaine?
Most McIlwaines, 65%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (21.8%), Roman Catholic (6.9%), Methodist (2.4%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.7%).
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McIlwaine statistics (1911)
Number: 694
Rank: 1,041
Average Age: 29
McIlwaine in the USA (2020)
Number: 380
Rank: 57,805
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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