bean Mhac Ginn family name history and map

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bean Mhac Ginn in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 863 people named bean Mhac Ginn in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 408 men and 455 women.

Counties with bean Mhac Ginn in Ireland

Tyrone was bean Mhac Ginn country: 25.3% of them (218 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Monaghan (190), Louth (62), Armagh (58) and Antrim (56).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

bean Mhac Ginn average age in 1911

The average bean Mhac Ginn in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 30.0 for men and 31.1 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.

bean Mhac Ginn literacy in 1911

Of the bean Mhac Ginns whose literacy was recorded, 70.2% could both read and write, 7.4% could read but not write, and 22.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.

bean Mhac Ginn common first names

The most common male names were John (65), Patrick, James, Michael and Thomas; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (74), followed by Catherine, Bridget, Ellen and Anne.

bean Mhac Ginn occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a bean Mhac Ginn's census form was "Scholar"; 19.5% (168) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.9%), domestic servant (4.4%), farm labourer (3.4%) and general labourer (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.2% of all bean Mhac Ginns, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.

What religion is bean Mhac Ginn?

bean Mhac Ginns were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.3%), Presbyterian (0.3%) and Unitarian (0.1%).

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bean Mhac Ginn statistics (1911)

Number: 863
Rank: 887
Average Age: 31

bean Mhac Ginnin 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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