McGlaughlin family name history and map
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McGlaughlin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 62 people named McGlaughlin in Ireland; roughly one in every 71,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 29 men and 33 women.
Counties with McGlaughlin in Ireland
Derry was McGlaughlin country: 29% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (18), Antrim (12), Donegal (5) and Armagh (4).
McGlaughlin average age in 1911
The average McGlaughlin in 1911 was 33.8 years old, 30.7 for men and 36.5 for women; noticeably older 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.
McGlaughlin literacy in 1911
Of the McGlaughlins whose literacy was recorded, 60.7% could both read and write, 14.8% could read but not write, and 24.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 67.9% reading and writing against 54.5% of 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.
McGlaughlin common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (5), James, John, John Alfonsus and Joseph. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Isabella, Jane, Agnes and Bridget.
McGlaughlin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGlaughlin's census form was "Scholar"; 17.7% (11) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), domestic servant (9.7%), general labourer (6.5%) and farm labourer (4.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.1% of all McGlaughlins, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McGlaughlin?
Most McGlaughlins, 53.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.8%), Presbyterian (12.9%) and Methodist (8.1%).
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McGlaughlin statistics (1911)
Number: 62
Rank: 5,082
Average Age: 34
McGlaughlin in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,105
Rank: 23,682
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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