McKone family name history and map
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McKone in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 77 people named McKone in Ireland; roughly one in every 57,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 39 men and 38 women.
Counties with McKone in Ireland
Louth was McKone country: 37.7% of them (29 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (15), Monaghan (9), Longford (8) and Mayo (7).
McKone average age in 1911
The average McKone in 1911 was 26.1 years old, 24.0 for men and 28.2 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.
McKone literacy in 1911
Of the McKones whose literacy was recorded, 77.9% could both read and write, 1.5% could read but not write, and 20.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80% reading and writing against 75.8% 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.
McKone common first names
The most common male names were James (7), Patrick, Thomas, John and Michael; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Alice, Bridget, Catherine and Maggie.
McKone occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McKone's census form was "Scholar"; 27.3% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13%), general labourer (9.1%), domestic servant (3.9%) and farm labourer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.9% of all McKones, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is McKone?
McKones were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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McKone statistics (1911)
Number: 77
Rank: 4,508
Average Age: 26
McKone in the USA (2020)
Number: 683
Rank: 35,485
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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