McCashin family name history and map
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McCashin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 88 people named McCashin in Ireland; roughly one in every 50,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 40 men and 48 women.
Counties with McCashin in Ireland
Down was McCashin country: 48.9% of them (43 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (38), Cork (4), Armagh (2) and Dublin (1).
McCashin average age in 1911
The average McCashin in 1911 was 26.2 years old, 28.4 for men and 24.5 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.
McCashin literacy in 1911
Of the McCashins whose literacy was recorded, 86.2% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 11.5% 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.
McCashin common first names
The most common male names were James (6), John, Patrick, Daniel and Mark. For women it was Mary (11), followed by Agnes, Annie, Catherine and Elizabeth.
McCashin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCashin's census form was "Scholar"; 31.8% (28) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.1%), clerk / office worker (4.5%), farm labourer (3.4%) and seamstress (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.5% of all McCashins, followed by textiles & clothing, clerical & administration and domestic service.
What religion is McCashin?
McCashins were predominantly Roman Catholic (85.2%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (14.8%).
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McCashin statistics (1911)
Number: 88
Rank: 4,179
Average Age: 26
McCashin 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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