McTighe family name history
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McTighe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 137 people named McTighe in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 66 men and 71 women.
Counties with McTighe in Ireland
Galway was McTighe country: 33.6% of them (46 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (31), Leitrim (15), Clare (13) and Cork (9).
McTighe average age in 1911
The average McTighe in 1911 was 27.9 years old, 30.2 for men and 25.7 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.
McTighe literacy in 1911
Of the McTighes whose literacy was recorded, 74.6% could both read and write, 2.2% could read but not write, and 23.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75.7% reading and writing against 73.4% 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.
McTighe common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (13), John, James, Martin and Thomas. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Bridget, Katie, Margaret and Catherine.
McTighe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McTighe's census form was "Scholar"; 24.1% (33) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.8%), farm labourer (3.6%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%) and general labourer (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.2% of all McTighes, followed by retail & commerce, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McTighe?
McTighes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.9%) and Presbyterian (0.7%).
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McTighe statistics (1911)
Number: 137
Rank: 3,166
Average Age: 28
McTighein the USA (2020)
Number: 762
Rank: 32,370
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
