McCaughan family name history and map
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McCaughan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 317 people named McCaughan in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 168 men and 147 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McCaughan in Ireland
The McCaughans were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 83% of them (263 people). Next came Down (37), Derry (16) and Limerick (1).
McCaughan average age in 1911
The average McCaughan in 1911 was 28.0 years old, 28.9 for men and 26.9 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.
McCaughan literacy in 1911
Of the McCaughans whose literacy was recorded, 86.2% could both read and write, 3% could read but not write, and 10.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87.9% reading and writing against 84.3% 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.
McCaughan common first names
The most common male names were John (24), James, Daniel, William and Alexander. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Margaret, Annie, Lizzie and Mary Jane.
McCaughan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCaughan's census form was "Scholar"; 24.6% (78) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20.2%), farm labourer (5%), carpenter / joiner (2.2%) and domestic servant (2.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.2% of all McCaughans, followed by building & construction, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McCaughan?
The largest religious group among McCaughans was Anglican, at 33.8%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (30.3%), Presbyterian (26.5%), Methodist (6.9%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.6%).
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McCaughan statistics (1911)
Number: 317
Rank: 1,843
Average Age: 28
McCaughanin the USA (2020)
Number: 601
Rank: 39,490
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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