McGahey family name history and map
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McGahey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 242 people named McGahey in Ireland; roughly one in every 18,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 120 men and 121 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McGahey in Ireland
Derry had the largest share of McGaheys, 22.3% (54 people). Next came Tyrone (42), Antrim (35), Down (29) and Fermanagh (26).
McGahey average age in 1911
The average McGahey in 1911 was 28.8 years old, 27.9 for men and 29.8 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.
McGahey literacy in 1911
Of the McGaheys whose literacy was recorded, 76.3% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 19.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 81.9% reading and writing against 70.4% 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.
McGahey common first names
The most common male names were John (17), William, James, Thomas and Michael. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Ellen, Margaret, Sarah and Mary Jane.
McGahey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGahey's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (51) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.7%), general labourer (5%), textile worker (5%) and domestic servant (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.4% of all McGaheys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is McGahey?
Most McGaheys, 51.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (40.5%), Presbyterian (4.5%), Protestant (2.1%) and Methodist (1.7%).
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McGahey statistics (1911)
Number: 242
Rank: 2,229
Average Age: 29
McGahey in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,266
Rank: 21,109
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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