McCleave family name history and map
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McCleave in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 92 people named McCleave in Ireland; roughly one in every 48,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 42 men and 50 women.
Counties with McCleave in Ireland
The McCleaves were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 55.4% of them (51 people). Next came Down (30), Armagh (6) and Tyrone (5).
McCleave average age in 1911
The average McCleave in 1911 was 24.4 years old, 26.1 for men and 22.9 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.
McCleave literacy in 1911
Of the McCleaves whose literacy was recorded, 75.8% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 19.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.3% reading and writing against 69.4% 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.
McCleave common first names
The most common male names were John (7), James, Thomas, Fredrick and George. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Agnes, Annie, Jane and Elizabeth.
McCleave occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCleave's census form was "Scholar"; 26.1% (24) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (13%), metal worker / engineer (5.4%), other maker / factory worker (5.4%) and general labourer (4.3%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 15.2% of all McCleaves, followed by manufacturing & trades, metal & engineering and general labourers.
What religion is McCleave?
The largest religious group among McCleaves was Anglican, at 39.1%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (32.6%), Roman Catholic (18.5%) and Congregationalist (9.8%).
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McCleave statistics (1911)
Number: 92
Rank: 4,068
Average Age: 24
McCleave in the USA (2020)
Number: 585
Rank: 40,393
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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