McDaid family name history and map
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McDaid in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,957 people named McDaid in Ireland, about 0.045% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 452nd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 923 men and 1,031 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McDaid in Ireland
The McDaids were heavily concentrated in Donegal, home to 66.9% of them (1,310 people). Next came Derry (406), Tyrone (178), Antrim (25) and Dublin (11).
McDaid average age in 1911
The average McDaid in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 29.4 for men and 30.2 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.
McDaid literacy in 1911
Of the McDaids whose literacy was recorded, 57.9% could both read and write, 8.4% could read but not write, and 33.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 59.1% reading and writing against 56.7% 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.
McDaid common first names
The most common male names were John (148), James, Patrick, William and Charles. For women it was Mary (173), followed by Bridget, Annie, Sarah and Catherine.
McDaid occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McDaid's census form was "Scholar"; 18.4% (360) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (18%), farm labourer (4.6%), seamstress (3.2%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.9% of all McDaids, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McDaid?
McDaids were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.5%) and Presbyterian (0.4%).
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McDaid statistics (1911)
Number: 1,957
Rank: 452
Average Age: 30
McDaidin the USA (2020)
Number: 765
Rank: 32,272
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
