McCain family name history and map
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McCain in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 60 people named McCain in Ireland; roughly one in every 73,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 35 women to 24 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McCain in Ireland
Tyrone was McCain country: 45% of them (27 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (13), Dublin (11), Antrim (5) and Armagh (3).
McCain average age in 1911
The average McCain in 1911 was 32.6 years old, 32.9 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.
McCain literacy in 1911
Of the McCains whose literacy was recorded, 76.7% could both read and write, 1.7% could read but not write, and 20% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.2% reading and writing against 74.3% 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.
McCain common first names
The most common male names were John (4), Robert, Thomas, James and William. For women it was Annabella (3), followed by Annie, Margaret, Bridget and Catherine.
McCain occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McCains was seamstress, 15% of them (9 people). Next came general labourer (11.7%), scholar / student (11.7%), farmer (10%) and blacksmith / smith (5%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 21.7% of all McCains, followed by agriculture, general labourers and metal & engineering.
What religion is McCain?
Most McCains, 61.7%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (18.3%), Roman Catholic (15%) and Unitarian (5%).
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McCain statistics (1911)
Number: 60
Rank: 5,177
Average Age: 33
McCainin the USA (2020)
Number: 17,744
Rank: 1,985
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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