McBeth family name history and map
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McBeth in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 162 people named McBeth in Ireland; roughly one in every 27,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 90 women to 72 men.
Counties with McBeth in Ireland
Tyrone was McBeth country: 26.5% of them (43 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (33), Antrim (17), Down (15) and Derry (12).
McBeth average age in 1911
The average McBeth in 1911 was 33.1 years old, 31.3 for men and 34.5 for women; noticeably 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.
McBeth literacy in 1911
Of the McBeths whose literacy was recorded, 84.7% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 13.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 86.4% reading and writing against 82.6% 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.
McBeth common first names
The most common male names were William (12), John, James, Robert and George. For women it was Jane (7), followed by Mary, Margaret, Annie and Christina.
McBeth occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McBeth's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (35) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.7%), farm labourer (3.7%), carpenter / joiner (2.5%) and seamstress (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.9% of all McBeths, followed by domestic service, building & construction and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McBeth?
The largest religious group among McBeths was Anglican, at 45.7%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (41.4%), Roman Catholic (9.9%), Salvation Army (1.9%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.2%).
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McBeth statistics (1911)
Number: 162
Rank: 2,861
Average Age: 33
McBethin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,801
Rank: 10,866
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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