McMahan family name history and map
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McMahan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 48 people named McMahan in Ireland: 22 men and 26 women.
Counties with McMahan in Ireland
Most McMahans were found in Limerick (18), with smaller numbers in Monaghan (9), Roscommon (5), Fermanagh (3) and Antrim (2).
McMahan average age in 1911
The average McMahan in 1911 was 27.3 years old, though with only 48 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
McMahan literacy in 1911
Of the McMahans whose literacy was recorded, 80.9% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88% reading and writing against 72.7% of men.
McMahan common first names
Among the McMahans were men named James (4), Patrick (3), John (2), Michael (2) and William (2) and women named Mary (5), Bridget (3), Maggie (3), Catherine (2) and Margret (2).
McMahan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McMahan's census form was "Scholar"; 27.1% (13) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.3%), farm labourer (4.2%), no occupation / dependent (4.2%) and clergy / religious (2.1%).
What religion is McMahan?
McMahans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.1%).
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McMahan statistics (1911)
Number: 48
Rank: 5,933
Average Age: 27
McMahan in the USA (2020)
Number: 13,514
Rank: 2,608
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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