McCoubrey family name history and map
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McCoubrey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 253 people named McCoubrey in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 123 men and 130 women.
Counties with McCoubrey in Ireland
The McCoubreys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 56.1% of them (142 people). Next came Antrim (97), Dublin (8) and Monaghan (6).
McCoubrey average age in 1911
The average McCoubrey in 1911 was 26.0 years old, 23.9 for men and 28.0 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.
McCoubrey literacy in 1911
Of the McCoubreys whose literacy was recorded, 79.6% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 16.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
McCoubrey common first names
The most common male names were John (19), James, Samuel, William and Robert. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Jane, Annie, Ellen and Martha.
McCoubrey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCoubrey's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (54) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%), textile worker (2.8%) and painter / decorator (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.8% of all McCoubreys, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and retail & commerce.
What religion is McCoubrey?
Most McCoubreys, 56.9%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (30.8%), Roman Catholic (5.5%), Non-Conformist (2.4%) and Congregationalist (2%).
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McCoubrey statistics (1911)
Number: 253
Rank: 2,153
Average Age: 26
McCoubrey in the USA (2020)
Number: 220
Rank: 90,184
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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