McCoubrie family name history and map
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McCoubrie in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 56 people named McCoubrie in Ireland; roughly one in every 78,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 30 women.
Counties with McCoubrie in Ireland
The McCoubries were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 69.6% of them (39 people). Next came Antrim (12), Waterford (3) and Mayo (2).
McCoubrie average age in 1911
The average McCoubrie in 1911 was 34.6 years old, 35.7 for men and 33.6 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.
McCoubrie literacy in 1911
Of the McCoubries whose literacy was recorded, 96.4% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 1.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 100% reading and writing against 92.3% 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.
McCoubrie common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (4), George, James, John and Robert. For women it was Isabella (4), followed by Annie, Sarah, Agnes and Agnes Anne.
McCoubrie occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCoubrie's census form was "Scholar"; 12.5% (7) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (10.7%), farmer (10.7%), seamstress (7.1%) and domestic servant (5.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.8% of all McCoubries, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is McCoubrie?
McCoubries were predominantly Presbyterian (80.4%). The remainder were mostly Congregationalist (8.9%), Anglican (7.1%), Methodist (1.8%) and Roman Catholic (1.8%).
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McCoubrie statistics (1911)
Number: 56
Rank: 5,405
Average Age: 35
McCoubrie 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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