McDonogh family name history and map
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McDonogh in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 279 people named McDonogh in Ireland; roughly one in every 16,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 131 men and 148 women.
Counties with McDonogh in Ireland
Galway was McDonogh country: 41.9% of them (117 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Limerick (50), Sligo (35), Dublin (27) and Clare (13).
McDonogh average age in 1911
The average McDonogh in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 31.1 for men and 31.4 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.
McDonogh literacy in 1911
Of the McDonoghs whose literacy was recorded, 75.1% could both read and write, 2.6% could read but not write, and 22.3% 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.
McDonogh common first names
The most common male names were John (17), Patrick, Martin, Michael and Joseph. For women it was Mary (22), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Kate and Anne.
McDonogh occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McDonogh's census form was "Scholar"; 23.3% (65) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (20.8%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.7%), retired / pensioner (2.9%) and farm labourer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 23.3% of all McDonoghs, followed by retail & commerce, retired & pensioners and clerical & administration.
What religion is McDonogh?
McDonoghs were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 90% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (8.2%).
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McDonogh statistics (1911)
Number: 279
Rank: 2,026
Average Age: 31
McDonogh in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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