McColl family name history and map
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McColl in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 82 people named McColl in Ireland; roughly one in every 54,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 41 men and 41 women.
Counties and map with McColl in Ireland
Down was McColl country: 40.2% of them (33 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (24), Wicklow (9), Donegal (6) and Louth (6).
McColl average age in 1911
The average McColl in 1911 was 26.1 years old, 24.3 for men and 27.8 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.
McColl literacy in 1911
Of the McColls whose literacy was recorded, 79.7% could both read and write, 6.3% could read but not write, and 13.9% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87.2% reading and writing against 72.5% 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.
McColl common first names
The most common male names were John (6), William, Alexander, Dugald and George. For women it was Elizabeth (6), followed by Mary, Margaret, Isabella and Jane.
McColl occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McColl's census form was "Scholar"; 17.1% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (7.3%), metal worker / engineer (6.1%), domestic servant (4.9%) and porter / messenger (4.9%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 11% of all McColls, followed by metal & engineering, transport and agriculture.
What religion is McColl?
The largest religious group among McColls was Presbyterian, at 34.1%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (29.3%), Unitarian (13.4%), Anglican (9.8%) and Methodist (3.7%).
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McColl statistics (1911)
Number: 82
Rank: 4,352
Average Age: 26
McColl in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,414
Rank: 19,195
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
