McCusker family name history and map
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McCusker in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,062 people named McCusker in Ireland, about 0.024% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 749th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 505 men and 557 women.
Counties with McCusker in Ireland
Tyrone was McCusker country: 31.5% of them (335 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Fermanagh (238), Down (141), Antrim (126) and Armagh (118).
McCusker average age in 1911
The average McCusker in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 29.5 for men and 30.5 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.
McCusker literacy in 1911
Of the McCuskers whose literacy was recorded, 73.2% could both read and write, 5.4% could read but not write, and 21.4% 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.
McCusker common first names
The most common male names were John (76), Patrick, James, Thomas and Joseph. For women it was Mary (78), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Catherine and Ellen.
McCusker occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McCusker's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (224) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.8%), textile worker (5.4%), general labourer (4.9%) and farm labourer (4.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.4% of all McCuskers, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McCusker?
McCuskers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 95.4% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (3.2%), Salvation Army (0.7%), Presbyterian (0.2%) and Methodist (0.1%).
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McCusker statistics (1911)
Number: 1,062
Rank: 749
Average Age: 30
McCusker in the USA (2020)
Number: 3,413
Rank: 9,178
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.