McConkey family name history and map
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McConkey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 517 people named McConkey in Ireland; roughly one in every 8,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 237 men and 280 women.
Counties with McConkey in Ireland
Antrim was McConkey country: 42.7% of them (221 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (114), Monaghan (58), Dublin (56) and Limerick (18).
McConkey average age in 1911
The average McConkey in 1911 was 27.1 years old, 25.4 for men and 28.6 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.
McConkey literacy in 1911
Of the McConkeys whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 14.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83.8% reading and writing against 80% 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.
McConkey common first names
The most common male names were John (20), Robert, William, James and Thomas. For women it was Margaret (15), followed by Annie, Agnes, Mary and Elizabeth.
McConkey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McConkey's census form was "Scholar"; 22.6% (117) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.5%), textile worker (4.4%), carpenter / joiner (3.1%) and general labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.5% of all McConkeys, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is McConkey?
The largest religious group among McConkeys was Anglican, at 43.7%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (39.7%), Roman Catholic (9.9%), Methodist (4.1%) and Protestant (0.8%).
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McConkey statistics (1911)
Number: 517
Rank: 1,317
Average Age: 27
McConkey in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,309
Rank: 12,759
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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