McGroary family name history and map
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McGroary in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 164 people named McGroary in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 75 men and 89 women.
Counties with McGroary in Ireland
The McGroarys were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 91.5% of them (150 people). Next came Derry (4), Fermanagh (4), Tyrone (4) and Antrim (1).
McGroary average age in 1911
The average McGroary in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 27.5 for men and 29.6 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.
McGroary literacy in 1911
Of the McGroarys whose literacy was recorded, 67.3% could both read and write, 3.1% could read but not write, and 29.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 71.2% reading and writing against 64% 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.
McGroary common first names
The most common male names were James (15), John, Patrick, Denis and Michael. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Lizzie.
McGroary occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGroary's census form was "Scholar"; 22.6% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18.3%), farm labourer (4.9%), seamstress (4.3%) and domestic servant (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.2% of all McGroarys, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is McGroary?
McGroarys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.6% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.2%).
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McGroary statistics (1911)
Number: 164
Rank: 2,849
Average Age: 29
McGroary 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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