McClare family name history and map
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McClare in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 59 people named McClare in Ireland; roughly one in every 74,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 29 men and 30 women.
Counties with McClare in Ireland
Westmeath had the largest share of McClares, 18.6% (11 people). Next came Meath (10), Antrim (8), Armagh (8) and Fermanagh (8).
McClare average age in 1911
The average McClare in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 28.3 for men and 29.5 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.
McClare literacy in 1911
Of the McClares whose literacy was recorded, 71.2% could both read and write, 10.2% could read but not write, and 18.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 73.3% reading and writing against 69% of men. 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.
McClare common first names
The most common male names were Michael (3), Patrick, Peter, Thomas and William. For women it was Sarah (4), followed by Catherine, Mary, Ellen and Alice.
McClare occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McClare's census form was "Scholar"; 16.9% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were no occupation / dependent (8.5%), textile worker (6.8%), domestic servant (5.1%) and farmer (5.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 10.2% of all McClares, followed by agriculture, no occupation / dependent and domestic service.
What religion is McClare?
Most McClares, 61%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (15.3%), Plymouth Brethren (10.2%), Presbyterian (10.2%) and Moravian (1.7%).
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McClare statistics (1911)
Number: 59
Rank: 5,237
Average Age: 29
McClarein 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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