McVitty family name history
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McVitty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 149 people named McVitty in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 80 men and 69 women.
Counties with McVitty in Ireland
Fermanagh was McVitty country: 29.5% of them (44 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cavan (29), Donegal (28), Leitrim (12) and Longford (11).
McVitty average age in 1911
The average McVitty in 1911 was 33.9 years old, 33.1 for men and 34.7 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.
McVitty literacy in 1911
Of the McVittys whose literacy was recorded, 75.7% could both read and write, 7.6% could read but not write, and 16.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 77.9% reading and writing against 73.7% 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.
McVitty common first names
The most common male names were William (11), James, John, Robert and George. For women it was Anne (4), followed by Mary, Elizabeth, Martha and Mary Jane.
McVitty occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McVittys was farmer, 28.9% of them (43 people). Next came scholar / student (18.1%), general labourer (4.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4%) and domestic servant (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.9% of all McVittys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is McVitty?
Most McVittys, 67.1%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Methodist (16.8%), Roman Catholic (11.4%), Presbyterian (2.7%) and Protestant (0.7%).
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McVitty statistics (1911)
Number: 149
Rank: 3,004
Average Age: 34
McVittyin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
