McAdams family name history
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McAdams in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 118 people named McAdams in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 68 men to 50 women.
Counties with McAdams in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of McAdamses, 21.2% (25 people). Next came Derry (24), Down (12), Armagh (11) and Antrim (9).
McAdams average age in 1911
The average McAdams in 1911 was 26.4 years old, 28.2 for men and 23.9 for women; noticeably 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.
McAdams literacy in 1911
Of the McAdamses whose literacy was recorded, 79.5% could both read and write, 3.4% could read but not write, and 17.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.6% reading and writing against 74% of 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.
McAdams common first names
The most common male names were John (10), James, Andrew, Patrick and Thomas. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Mary A, Mary Anne, Agnus and Annie.
McAdams occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McAdams's census form was "Scholar"; 21.2% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (6.8%), farmer (5.9%), other public service (4.2%) and carpenter / joiner (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 7.6% of all McAdamses, followed by domestic service, general labourers and public service & defence.
What religion is McAdams?
Most McAdamses, 50%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (41.5%) and Presbyterian (8.5%).
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McAdams statistics (1911)
Number: 118
Rank: 3,483
Average Age: 26
McAdamsin the USA (2020)
Number: 11,031
Rank: 3,196
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
