McGonnell family name history
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McGonnell in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 123 people named McGonnell in Ireland; roughly one in every 36,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 64 men and 59 women.
Counties with McGonnell in Ireland
Monaghan was McGonnell country: 43.1% of them (53 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (30), Tyrone (11), Armagh (10) and Dublin (8).
McGonnell average age in 1911
The average McGonnell in 1911 was 35.4 years old, 34.2 for men and 36.7 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.
McGonnell literacy in 1911
Of the McGonnells whose literacy was recorded, 70.5% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 26.2% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
McGonnell common first names
The most common male names were John (15), James, Patrick, Daniel and Alexander. For women it was Mary (7), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Anne and Ellen.
McGonnell occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McGonnells was farmer, 18.7% of them (23 people). Next came scholar / student (17.9%), general labourer (7.3%), farm labourer (3.3%) and butcher (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22% of all McGonnells, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and food & drink.
What religion is McGonnell?
McGonnells were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.6%).
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McGonnell statistics (1911)
123 in Ireland
3,397 most common surname in Ireland
35 average age
McGonnellin the USA (2020)
211 in USA (2020)
93,282 rank in USA (2020)
