McPherson family name history and map
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McPherson in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 365 people named McPherson in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 185 men and 180 women.
Counties with McPherson in Ireland
Antrim was McPherson country: 33.2% of them (121 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (66), Derry (52), Dublin (27) and Laois (19).
McPherson average age in 1911
The average McPherson in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 28.7 for men and 31.4 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.
McPherson literacy in 1911
Of the McPhersons whose literacy was recorded, 83.3% could both read and write, 3.7% could read but not write, and 13% 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.
McPherson common first names
The most common male names were John (26), William, James, Joseph and Thomas. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane and Agnes.
McPherson occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McPherson's census form was "Scholar"; 18.1% (66) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.9%), farm labourer (3.3%), textile worker (3.3%) and general labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all McPhersons, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McPherson?
The largest religious group among McPhersons was Presbyterian, at 44.9%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (26%), Roman Catholic (20.8%), Congregationalist (3.6%) and Methodist (2.5%).
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McPherson statistics (1911)
Number: 365
Rank: 1,681
Average Age: 30
McPherson in the USA (2020)
Number: 35,248
Rank: 979
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.