McCay family name history and map
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McCay in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 404 people named McCay in Ireland; roughly one in every 11,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 187 men and 217 women.
Counties with McCay in Ireland
Tyrone was McCay country: 37.9% of them (153 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (106), Donegal (60), Antrim (45) and Cavan (20).
McCay average age in 1911
The average McCay in 1911 was 33.8 years old, 34.6 for men and 33.2 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.
McCay literacy in 1911
Of the McCays whose literacy was recorded, 82.9% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 13.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 86.4% reading and writing against 79.8% 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.
McCay common first names
The most common male names were John (27), James, William, Robert and Edward. For women it was Mary (22), followed by Sarah, Annie, Catherine and Ellen.
McCay occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McCays was farmer, 17.3% of them (70 people). Next came scholar / student (16.1%), farm labourer (5.2%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5%) and domestic servant (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.5% of all McCays, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and domestic service.
What religion is McCay?
The largest religious group among McCays was Roman Catholic, at 49.8%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (28%), Anglican (20.3%), Baptist (0.5%) and Salvation Army (0.5%).
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McCay statistics (1911)
Number: 404
Rank: 1,567
Average Age: 34
McCayin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,527
Rank: 11,843
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
