McKillen family name history and map
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McKillen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 229 people named McKillen in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 111 men and 118 women.
Counties with McKillen in Ireland
The McKillens were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 94.8% of them (217 people). Next came Derry (6), Down (3), Dublin (1) and Mayo (1).
McKillen average age in 1911
The average McKillen in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 28.0 for men and 29.2 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.
McKillen literacy in 1911
Of the McKillens whose literacy was recorded, 83% could both read and write, 4% could read but not write, and 12.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.6% reading and writing against 76.1% 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.
McKillen common first names
The most common male names were John (13), James, David, Thomas and Daniel. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Elizabeth, Catherine, Jane and Agnes.
McKillen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McKillen's census form was "Scholar"; 23.6% (54) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.1%), textile worker (7.9%), general labourer (5.2%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.2% of all McKillens, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McKillen?
Most McKillens, 51.5%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (46.7%), Christadelphian (1.3%) and Anglican (0.4%).
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McKillen statistics (1911)
Number: 229
Rank: 2,314
Average Age: 29
McKillen in the USA (2020)
Number: 135
Rank: 131,120
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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