McGeoghegan family name history and map
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McGeoghegan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 113 people named McGeoghegan in Ireland; roughly one in every 39,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 61 women.
Counties with McGeoghegan in Ireland
The McGeoghegans were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 69% of them (78 people). Next came Armagh (13), Down (9), Dublin (7) and Leitrim (4).
McGeoghegan average age in 1911
The average McGeoghegan in 1911 was 26.3 years old, 26.2 for men and 26.4 for women; noticeably 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.
McGeoghegan literacy in 1911
Of the McGeoghegans whose literacy was recorded, 66.1% could both read and write, 6.2% could read but not write, and 27.7% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 68.9% reading and writing against 62.7% 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.
McGeoghegan common first names
The most common male names were James (6), John, Patrick, Daniel and Joseph. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Cassie, Catherine, Elizabeth and Lizzie.
McGeoghegan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGeoghegan's census form was "Scholar"; 25.7% (29) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15%), farm labourer (5.3%), textile worker (3.5%) and clerk / office worker (1.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.1% of all McGeoghegans, followed by textiles & clothing, clerical & administration and professional.
What religion is McGeoghegan?
McGeoghegans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
McGeoghegan statistics (1911)
Number: 113
Rank: 3,587
Average Age: 26
McGeoghegan in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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