McPartland family name history and map

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McPartland in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 329 people named McPartland in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 170 men and 159 women.

Counties with McPartland in Ireland

Leitrim was McPartland country: 45.6% of them (150 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Roscommon (51), Cavan (50), Armagh (19) and Fermanagh (15).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

McPartland average age in 1911

The average McPartland in 1911 was 33.7 years old, 32.5 for men and 35.0 for women; noticeably 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.

McPartland literacy in 1911

Of the McPartlands whose literacy was recorded, 76.4% could both read and write, 6.1% could read but not write, and 17.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.4% reading and writing against 74.2% 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.

McPartland common first names

The most common male names were Patrick (24), John, James, Francis and Michael. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Ellen and Anne.

McPartland occupations in 1911

The most common occupation among McPartlands was farmer, 26.7% of them (88 people). Next came scholar / student (16.1%), farm labourer (5.2%), domestic servant (3.3%) and general labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.9% of all McPartlands, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.

What religion is McPartland?

McPartlands were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.9%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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McPartland statistics (1911)

Number: 329
Rank: 1,797
Average Age: 34

McPartland in the USA (2020)

Number: 1,473
Rank: 18,527

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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