McCallan family name history
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McCallan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 173 people named McCallan in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 89 men and 84 women.
Counties with McCallan in Ireland
The McCallans were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 56.6% of them (98 people). Next came Antrim (46), Down (18), Galway (8) and Dublin (2).
McCallan average age in 1911
The average McCallan in 1911 was 31.4 years old, 29.4 for men and 33.4 for women; slightly 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.
McCallan literacy in 1911
Of the McCallans whose literacy was recorded, 78.5% could both read and write, 5.2% could read but not write, and 16.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
McCallan common first names
The most common male names were James (18), John, Patrick, Bernard and Hugh. For women it was Mary (10), followed by Annie, Jane, Maggie and Mary Jane.
McCallan occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McCallans was farmer, 16.8% of them (29 people). Next came scholar / student (16.2%), textile worker (13.3%), other maker / factory worker (5.2%) and domestic servant (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.1% of all McCallans, followed by textiles & clothing, manufacturing & trades and domestic service.
What religion is McCallan?
Most McCallans, 68.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (15.6%), Anglican (14.5%), Methodist (0.6%) and Protestant (0.6%).
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McCallan statistics (1911)
Number: 173
Rank: 2,744
Average Age: 31
McCallanin the USA (2020)
Number: 205
Rank: 95,461
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
