McCurdy family name history and map
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McCurdy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 648 people named McCurdy in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,800 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 303 men and 342 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McCurdy in Ireland
The McCurdys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 76.1% of them (493 people). Next came Derry (50), Down (32), Donegal (29) and Tyrone (22).
McCurdy average age in 1911
The average McCurdy in 1911 was 32.3 years old, 32.2 for men and 32.4 for women; slightly older 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.
McCurdy literacy in 1911
Of the McCurdys whose literacy was recorded, 84.7% could both read and write, 5% could read but not write, and 10.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 87.9% reading and writing against 81.8% 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.
McCurdy common first names
The most common male names were John (44), James, William, Robert and Alexander. For women it was Mary (35), followed by Margaret, Annie, Jane and Catherine.
McCurdy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCurdy's census form was "Scholar"; 17.9% (116) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (17.3%), farm labourer (3.5%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%) and general labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21% of all McCurdys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is McCurdy?
Most McCurdys, 51.5%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (27.3%), Roman Catholic (17%), Plymouth Brethren (1.2%) and Methodist (0.8%).
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McCurdy statistics (1911)
Number: 648
Rank: 1,090
Average Age: 32
McCurdy in the USA (2020)
Number: 12,005
Rank: 2,932
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.