McCrossan family name history and map
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McCrossan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 368 people named McCrossan in Ireland; roughly one in every 12,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 171 men and 197 women.
Counties with McCrossan in Ireland
The McCrossans were heavily concentrated in Tyrone, home to 69.6% of them (256 people). Next came Donegal (53), Derry (20), Dublin (20) and Fermanagh (8).
McCrossan average age in 1911
The average McCrossan in 1911 was 28.6 years old, 29.9 for men and 27.4 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.
McCrossan literacy in 1911
Of the McCrossans whose literacy was recorded, 68% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 26.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72.4% reading and writing against 64.2% 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.
McCrossan common first names
The most common male names were John (24), Patrick, James, Bernard and Hugh. For women it was Mary (21), followed by Margaret, Sarah, Maggie and Catherine.
McCrossan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCrossan's census form was "Scholar"; 18.8% (69) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farm labourer (10.9%), farmer (8.2%), textile worker (3.8%) and general labourer (3.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.3% of all McCrossans, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McCrossan?
McCrossans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 93.8% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.3%), Presbyterian (2.2%) and Moravian (0.3%).
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McCrossan statistics (1911)
Number: 368
Rank: 1,672
Average Age: 29
McCrossan in the USA (2020)
Number: 279
Rank: 74,639
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
