bean Mhic Cormac family name history and map
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bean Mhic Cormac in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 258 people named bean Mhic Cormac in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 126 men and 132 women.
Counties with bean Mhic Cormac in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of bean Mhic Cormacs, 19.8% (51 people). Next came Limerick (30), Meath (30), Down (25) and Derry (22).
bean Mhic Cormac average age in 1911
The average bean Mhic Cormac in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 28.2 for men and 29.0 for women; a touch younger 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.
bean Mhic Cormac literacy in 1911
Of the bean Mhic Cormacs whose literacy was recorded, 82.3% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 14.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85% reading and writing against 79.3% 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.
bean Mhic Cormac common first names
The most common male names were John (19), James, Michael, Patrick and William. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Margaret, Annie, Bridget and Julia.
bean Mhic Cormac occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a bean Mhic Cormac's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (55) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.2%), domestic servant (5.4%), farm labourer (4.7%) and clerk / office worker (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12% of all bean Mhic Cormacs, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and clerical & administration.
What religion is bean Mhic Cormac?
Most bean Mhic Cormacs, 68.6%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.5%), Presbyterian (10.5%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.8%).
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bean Mhic Cormac statistics (1911)
Number: 258
Rank: 2,123
Average Age: 29
bean Mhic Cormac 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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