McCreedy family name history and map
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McCreedy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 350 people named McCreedy in Ireland; roughly one in every 13,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 164 men and 186 women.
Counties with McCreedy in Ireland
Down was McCreedy country: 38.9% of them (136 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (95), Donegal (44), Armagh (25) and Tyrone (19).
McCreedy average age in 1911
The average McCreedy in 1911 was 26.8 years old, 27.0 for men and 26.7 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.
McCreedy literacy in 1911
Of the McCreedys whose literacy was recorded, 78.9% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 17.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.2% reading and writing against 75.1% 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.
McCreedy common first names
The most common male names were John (19), James, William, Joseph and Robert. For women it was Mary (15), followed by Elizabeth, Lizzie, Agnes and Sarah.
McCreedy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCreedy's census form was "Scholar"; 23.4% (82) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.6%), textile worker (8%), farm labourer (4.6%) and general labourer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.3% of all McCreedys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is McCreedy?
The largest religious group among McCreedys was Anglican, at 42%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (38.3%), Roman Catholic (13.1%), Methodist (4%) and Salvation Army (2.3%).
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McCreedy statistics (1911)
Number: 350
Rank: 1,737
Average Age: 27
McCreedy in the USA (2020)
Number: 612
Rank: 38,883
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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