McHarg family name history and map
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McHarg in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 61 people named McHarg in Ireland; roughly one in every 72,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 34 women to 26 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McHarg in Ireland
Down was McHarg country: 37.7% of them (23 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (17), Derry (14), Cork (5) and Armagh (1).
McHarg average age in 1911
The average McHarg in 1911 was 29.5 years old, 27.7 for men and 30.9 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
McHarg literacy in 1911
Of the McHargs whose literacy was recorded, 81.1% could both read and write, 5.7% could read but not write, and 13.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 86.2% reading and writing against 75% 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.
McHarg common first names
The most common male names were James (4), John, William, Micheal and Robert. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Charlotte, Ellen, Mary Ann and Mary Jane.
McHarg occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McHarg's census form was "Scholar"; 14.8% (9) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (4.9%), farmer (4.9%), no occupation / dependent (4.9%) and other maker / factory worker (4.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.5% of all McHargs, followed by manufacturing & trades, no occupation / dependent and retail & commerce.
What religion is McHarg?
Most McHargs, 55.7%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (23%), Anglican (9.8%), Methodist (4.9%) and Unitarian (4.9%).
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McHarg statistics (1911)
Number: 61
Rank: 5,128
Average Age: 30
McHarg in the USA (2020)
Number: 273
Rank: 76,032
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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