McAlary family name history and map
No data was found
No data was found
McAlary in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 61 people named McAlary in Ireland; roughly one in every 72,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 36 women to 25 men.
Counties with McAlary in Ireland
The McAlarys were heavily concentrated in Derry, home to 85.2% of them (52 people). Next came Antrim (8) and Cork (1).
McAlary average age in 1911
The average McAlary in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 29.9 for men and 26.3 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.
McAlary literacy in 1911
Of the McAlarys whose literacy was recorded, 57.6% could both read and write, 10.2% could read but not write, and 32.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 66.7% reading and writing against 43.5% 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.
McAlary common first names
The most common male names were Hugh (4), John, Charles, Edward and Hugh C. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Maggie, Margaret, Ann and Catherine.
McAlary occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McAlary's census form was "Scholar"; 27.9% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (9.8%), no occupation / dependent (6.6%), farm labourer (3.3%) and general labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.1% of all McAlarys, followed by no occupation / dependent, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is McAlary?
McAlarys were predominantly Roman Catholic (72.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (14.8%), Non-Conformist (9.8%) and Protestant (3.3%).
Visitor Notes
Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of McAlary. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
McAlary statistics (1911)
Number: 61
Rank: 5,128
Average Age: 28
McAlary in the USA (2020)
Number: 244
Rank: 83,139
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
Ref: mcalary
Also see...
No data was found