McAulay family name history and map
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McAulay in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 287 people named McAulay in Ireland; roughly one in every 15,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 134 men and 152 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McAulay in Ireland
Antrim was McAulay country: 28.9% of them (83 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (54), Down (54), Dublin (31) and Armagh (15).
McAulay average age in 1911
The average McAulay in 1911 was 27.7 years old, 25.4 for men and 29.7 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.
McAulay literacy in 1911
Of the McAulays whose literacy was recorded, 81.5% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 14.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 84.5% reading and writing against 78.2% 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.
McAulay common first names
The most common male names were Robert (11), William, James, Samuel and John. For women it was Elizabeth (15), followed by Margaret, Mary, Kathleen and Ellen.
McAulay occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McAulay's census form was "Scholar"; 19.9% (57) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (5.6%), farmer (5.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.2%) and teacher (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.9% of all McAulays, followed by professional, retail & commerce and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McAulay?
The largest religious group among McAulays was Roman Catholic, at 43.2%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (33.4%), Anglican (17.8%), Plymouth Brethren (1.4%) and Baptist (1%).
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McAulay statistics (1911)
Number: 287
Rank: 1,983
Average Age: 28
McAulay in the USA (2020)
Number: 687
Rank: 35,309
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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