McCaugherty family name history and map
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McCaugherty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 58 people named McCaugherty in Ireland; roughly one in every 76,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 27 men and 31 women.
Counties with McCaugherty in Ireland
The McCaughertys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 79.3% of them (46 people). Next came Down (12).
McCaugherty average age in 1911
The average McCaugherty in 1911 was 20.1 years old, 20.4 for men and 19.9 for women; noticeably 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.
McCaugherty literacy in 1911
Of the McCaughertys whose literacy was recorded, 67.3% could both read and write, 5.5% could read but not write, and 27.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72% reading and writing against 63.3% 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.
McCaugherty common first names
The most common male names were John (6), Patrick, Francis, James and Matthew. For women it was Ellen (4), followed by Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth and Maggie.
McCaugherty occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCaugherty's census form was "Scholar"; 34.5% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (13.8%), general labourer (12.1%), no occupation / dependent (6.9%) and blacksmith / smith (1.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 19% of all McCaughertys, followed by general labourers, no occupation / dependent and metal & engineering.
What religion is McCaugherty?
Most McCaughertys, 63.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (20.7%) and Anglican (15.5%).
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McCaugherty statistics (1911)
Number: 58
Rank: 5,290
Average Age: 20
McCaugherty in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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