McAleavey family name history
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McAleavey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 108 people named McAleavey in Ireland; roughly one in every 41,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 63 women to 44 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McAleavey in Ireland
Down was McAleavey country: 40.7% of them (44 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (31), Armagh (19), Cavan (5) and Louth (4).
McAleavey average age in 1911
The average McAleavey in 1911 was 23.9 years old, 26.8 for men and 21.8 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.
McAleavey literacy in 1911
Of the McAleaveys whose literacy was recorded, 68.9% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 26.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 76.2% reading and writing against 58.1% 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.
McAleavey common first names
The most common male names were James (6), John, Patrick, Hugh and Stephen. For women it was Elizabeth (7), followed by Mary, Margaret, Bridget and Catherine.
McAleavey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McAleavey's census form was "Scholar"; 24.1% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (11.1%), farmer (8.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.6%) and farm labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 13% of all McAleaveys, followed by agriculture, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is McAleavey?
McAleaveys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.2% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.9%).
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McAleavey statistics (1911)
Number: 108
Rank: 3,680
Average Age: 24
McAleaveyin the USA (2020)
Number: 291
Rank: 72,089
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
