McAleavy family name history
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McAleavy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 136 people named McAleavy in Ireland; roughly one in every 32,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 70 men and 66 women.
Counties with McAleavy in Ireland
Armagh was McAleavy country: 41.9% of them (57 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (44), Louth (15), Antrim (10) and Donegal (6).
McAleavy average age in 1911
The average McAleavy in 1911 was 32.4 years old, 29.2 for men and 35.7 for women; slightly 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.
McAleavy literacy in 1911
Of the McAleavys whose literacy was recorded, 64.9% could both read and write, 6.9% could read but not write, and 28.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 71% reading and writing against 58.1% 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.
McAleavy common first names
The most common male names were John (8), James, Patrick, Hugh and Michael. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Bridget, Annie, Catherine and Ellen.
McAleavy occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McAleavys was farmer, 23.5% of them (32 people). Next came scholar / student (16.9%), general labourer (6.6%), farm labourer (4.4%) and textile worker (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.9% of all McAleavys, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is McAleavy?
McAleavys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.3% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.7%).
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McAleavy statistics (1911)
Number: 136
Rank: 3,179
Average Age: 32
McAleavyin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
