McKearney family name history
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McKearney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 117 people named McKearney in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 60 men and 57 women.
Counties with McKearney in Ireland
Tyrone was McKearney country: 35.9% of them (42 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Monaghan (32), Armagh (18), Antrim (10) and Down (7).
McKearney average age in 1911
The average McKearney in 1911 was 29.3 years old, 29.4 for men and 29.3 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
McKearney literacy in 1911
Of the McKearneys whose literacy was recorded, 67.5% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 29.9% 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.
McKearney common first names
The most common male names were John (11), Patrick, James, Francis and Joseph. For women it was Maggie (5), followed by Annie, Mary, Sarah and Bridget.
McKearney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McKearneys was farmer, 29.9% of them (35 people). Next came scholar / student (16.2%), farm labourer (8.5%), general labourer (2.6%) and textile worker (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 38.5% of all McKearneys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and building & construction.
What religion is McKearney?
McKearneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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McKearney statistics (1911)
Number: 117
Rank: 3,501
Average Age: 29
McKearneyin the USA (2020)
Number: 302
Rank: 69,958
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
