McCanney family name history and map
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McCanney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 215 people named McCanney in Ireland; roughly one in every 20,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 111 men and 104 women.
Counties with McCanney in Ireland
The McCanneys were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 96.7% of them (208 people). Next came Derry (6) and Fermanagh (1).
McCanney average age in 1911
The average McCanney in 1911 was 35.6 years old, 34.7 for men and 36.4 for women; noticeably 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.
McCanney literacy in 1911
Of the McCanneys whose literacy was recorded, 74.5% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 20.6% 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.
McCanney common first names
The most common male names were James (14), Francis, Patrick, Thomas and Hugh. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Alice and Ellen.
McCanney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McCanneys was farmer, 34.4% of them (74 people). Next came scholar / student (10.7%), farm labourer (5.1%), domestic servant (2.3%) and general labourer (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 39.5% of all McCanneys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McCanney?
McCanneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.5% of them.
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McCanney statistics (1911)
Number: 215
Rank: 2,393
Average Age: 36
McCanney in the USA (2020)
Number: 155
Rank: 118,445
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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