McE family name history and map
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McE in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 177 people named McE in Ireland; roughly one in every 25,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 112 men to 60 women. (A small number, 5, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McE in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of McEs, 24.9% (44 people). Next came Monaghan (24), Antrim (17), Armagh (8) and Derry (8).
McE average age in 1911
The average McE in 1911 was 43.7 years old, 42.0 for men and 48.2 for women; noticeably 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.
McE literacy in 1911
Of the McEs whose literacy was recorded, 72.6% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 22.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75.9% reading and writing against 63.5% 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.
McE common first names
The most common male names were J (29), M, P, E and D. For women it was M (23), followed by B, E, K and C.
McE occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McEs was general labourer, 22% of them (39 people). Next came farmer (11.3%), domestic servant (9%), farm labourer (6.2%) and no occupation / dependent (3.4%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 22% of all McEs, followed by agriculture, domestic service, textiles & clothing and no occupation / dependent.
What religion is McE?
McEs were predominantly Roman Catholic (84.7%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (7.9%) and Presbyterian (4.5%).
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McE statistics (1911)
Number: 177
Rank: 2,707
Average Age: 44
McEin 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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