McWhinney family name history
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McWhinney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 135 people named McWhinney in Ireland; roughly one in every 33,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 64 men and 71 women.
Counties with McWhinney in Ireland
The McWhinneys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 70.4% of them (95 people). Next came Antrim (16), Derry (16), Armagh (5) and Dublin (3).
McWhinney average age in 1911
The average McWhinney in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 31.4 for men and 31.0 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.
McWhinney literacy in 1911
Of the McWhinneys whose literacy was recorded, 80.5% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 14.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.6% reading and writing against 78% 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.
McWhinney common first names
The most common male names were James (10), John, Thomas, Alexander and Hugh. For women it was Annie (8), followed by Mary, Agnes, Jane and Sarah.
McWhinney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McWhinney's census form was "Scholar"; 17% (23) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.3%), butcher (3.7%), seamstress (3.7%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.8% of all McWhinneys, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is McWhinney?
The largest religious group among McWhinneys was Presbyterian, at 49.6%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.9%), Methodist (10.4%), Roman Catholic (8.1%) and Agnostic (2.2%).
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McWhinney statistics (1911)
Number: 135
Rank: 3,198
Average Age: 31
McWhinneyin the USA (2020)
Number: 358
Rank: 60,717
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
