McCaughey family name history and map
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McCaughey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 792 people named McCaughey in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 376 men and 414 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McCaughey in Ireland
Antrim was McCaughey country: 33% of them (261 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (261), Derry (108), Down (70) and Monaghan (46).
McCaughey average age in 1911
The average McCaughey in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 32.0 for men and 30.1 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
McCaughey literacy in 1911
Of the McCaugheys whose literacy was recorded, 76.8% could both read and write, 5.9% could read but not write, and 17.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.2% reading and writing against 75.5% 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.
McCaughey common first names
The most common male names were James (51), John, Patrick, Thomas and Samuel. For women it was Mary (48), followed by Annie, Sarah, Margaret and Ellen.
McCaughey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCaughey's census form was "Scholar"; 20.2% (160) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.6%), farm labourer (5.7%), general labourer (3.3%) and textile worker (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.4% of all McCaugheys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is McCaughey?
Most McCaugheys, 54.2%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (28.8%), Anglican (12.1%), Plymouth Brethren (1%) and Baptist (0.9%).
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McCaughey statistics (1911)
Number: 792
Rank: 946
Average Age: 31
McCaugheyin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,537
Rank: 17,928
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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