McBratney family name history
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McBratney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 147 people named McBratney in Ireland; roughly one in every 30,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 67 men and 79 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McBratney in Ireland
Down was McBratney country: 49% of them (72 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (58), Dublin (9), Cork (6) and Cavan (1).
McBratney average age in 1911
The average McBratney in 1911 was 25.4 years old, 24.2 for men and 26.5 for women; noticeably 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.
McBratney literacy in 1911
Of the McBratneys whose literacy was recorded, 84.9% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 12.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 87.8% reading and writing against 81.2% 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.
McBratney common first names
The most common male names were James (10), John, Samuel, William and George. For women it was Lizzie (6), followed by Sarah, Agnes, Jane and Martha.
McBratney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McBratney's census form was "Scholar"; 23.1% (34) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.5%), clerk / office worker (4.8%), farmer (4.8%) and seamstress (2.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 11.6% of all McBratneys, followed by agriculture, clerical & administration and retail & commerce.
What religion is McBratney?
McBratneys were predominantly Presbyterian (71.4%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (17%) and Methodist (7.5%).
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McBratney statistics (1911)
Number: 147
Rank: 3,033
Average Age: 25
McBratneyin the USA (2020)
Number: 320
Rank: 66,670
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
