McCloy family name history and map
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McCloy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 335 people named McCloy in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 160 men and 175 women.
Counties with McCloy in Ireland
The McCloys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 57% of them (191 people). Next came Derry (94), Down (24), Donegal (10) and Monaghan (9).
McCloy average age in 1911
The average McCloy in 1911 was 29.6 years old, 27.3 for men and 31.7 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.
McCloy literacy in 1911
Of the McCloys whose literacy was recorded, 78.5% could both read and write, 6% could read but not write, and 14.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.3% reading and writing against 72.2% of men. 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.
McCloy common first names
The most common male names were James (30), John, Robert, George and William. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth and Margaret.
McCloy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCloy's census form was "Scholar"; 20.3% (68) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.1%), general labourer (5.4%), farm labourer (3%) and other maker / factory worker (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.4% of all McCloys, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is McCloy?
Most McCloys, 51.6%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (26%), Anglican (21.8%) and Unitarian (0.3%).
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McCloy statistics (1911)
Number: 335
Rank: 1,774
Average Age: 30
McCloy in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,590
Rank: 17,379
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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