McAneney family name history and map
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McAneney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 92 people named McAneney in Ireland; roughly one in every 48,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 52 men to 40 women.
Counties with McAneney in Ireland
Tyrone was McAneney country: 41.3% of them (38 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Armagh (17), Antrim (15), Wicklow (10) and Dublin (8).
McAneney average age in 1911
The average McAneney in 1911 was 28.2 years old, 29.7 for men and 26.3 for women; a touch 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.
McAneney literacy in 1911
Of the McAneneys whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 13.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 87.5% reading and writing against 84.3% 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.
McAneney common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (12), James, John, Andrew and Edward. For women it was Margaret (4), followed by Ellen, Maggie, Mary and Elizabeth.
McAneney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McAneneys was farmer, 19.6% of them (18 people). Next came scholar / student (18.5%), textile worker (7.6%), carpenter / joiner (3.3%) and domestic servant (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.8% of all McAneneys, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is McAneney?
McAneneys were predominantly Roman Catholic (83.7%). The remainder were mostly Unitarian (6.5%), Presbyterian (5.4%) and Anglican (4.3%).
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McAneney statistics (1911)
Number: 92
Rank: 4,068
Average Age: 28
McAneney in the USA (2020)
Number: 181
Rank: 105,198
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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