McCready family name history and map
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McCready in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 750 people named McCready in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 356 men and 394 women.
Counties with McCready in Ireland
Down was McCready country: 33.2% of them (249 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (177), Derry (142), Donegal (117) and Dublin (18).
McCready average age in 1911
The average McCready in 1911 was 29.2 years old, 28.6 for men and 29.8 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
McCready literacy in 1911
Of the McCreadys whose literacy was recorded, 74.3% could both read and write, 6.3% could read but not write, and 19.4% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75.3% reading and writing against 73.2% 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.
McCready common first names
The most common male names were James (50), John, William, Thomas and Samuel. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Margaret, Annie, Elizabeth and Maggie.
McCready occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCready's census form was "Scholar"; 20% (150) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7.9%), general labourer (6.1%), farm labourer (4.9%) and seamstress (4.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.8% of all McCreadys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is McCready?
The largest religious group among McCreadys was Anglican, at 38.9%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (32.5%), Roman Catholic (25.7%), Methodist (1.7%) and Baptist (0.8%).
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McCready statistics (1911)
Number: 750
Rank: 981
Average Age: 29
McCreadyin the USA (2020)
Number: 3,989
Rank: 7,964
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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