McArthur family name history and map
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McArthur in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 256 people named McArthur in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 118 men and 138 women.
Counties with McArthur in Ireland
Antrim was McArthur country: 37.5% of them (96 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (44), Derry (38), Dublin (24) and Donegal (13).
McArthur average age in 1911
The average McArthur in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 31.4 for men and 29.5 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.
McArthur literacy in 1911
Of the McArthurs whose literacy was recorded, 83.1% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 13.3% 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.
McArthur common first names
The most common male names were John (17), James, William, Peter and Joseph. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Elizabeth, Sarah, Margaret and Jane.
McArthur occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McArthur's census form was "Scholar"; 20.7% (53) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (6.6%), general labourer (5.9%), textile worker (4.3%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.2% of all McArthurs, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.
What religion is McArthur?
Most McArthurs, 53.1%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27%), Roman Catholic (12.5%), Congregationalist (2%) and Baptist (0.8%).
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McArthur statistics (1911)
Number: 256
Rank: 2,133
Average Age: 30
McArthur in the USA (2020)
Number: 12,082
Rank: 2,907
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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