McCaffrey family name history and map
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McCaffrey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,688 people named McCaffrey in Ireland, about 0.039% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 511th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 899 men and 787 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McCaffrey in Ireland
Fermanagh was McCaffrey country: 35.9% of them (606 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (214), Cavan (199), Monaghan (151) and Antrim (108).
McCaffrey average age in 1911
The average McCaffrey in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 30.7 for men and 32.1 for women; slightly older 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.
McCaffrey literacy in 1911
Of the McCaffreys whose literacy was recorded, 74.5% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 20.2% 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.
McCaffrey common first names
The most common male names were John (122), James, Patrick, Thomas and Edward. For women it was Mary (118), followed by Bridget, Catherine, Ellen and Anne.
McCaffrey occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McCaffreys was farmer, 25.2% of them (426 people). Next came scholar / student (18.8%), farm labourer (3.8%), general labourer (3.6%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.4% of all McCaffreys, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is McCaffrey?
McCaffreys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.9% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.7%), Presbyterian (0.9%) and Methodist (0.3%).
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McCaffrey statistics (1911)
Number: 1,688
Rank: 511
Average Age: 31
McCaffreyin the USA (2020)
Number: 7,980
Rank: 4,303
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
