McEnaney family name history and map
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McEnaney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 304 people named McEnaney in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 163 men and 140 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McEnaney in Ireland
The McEnaneys were heavily concentrated in Monaghan, home to 56.9% of them (173 people). Next came Louth (62), Down (13), Dublin (10) and Cavan (9).
McEnaney average age in 1911
The average McEnaney in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 27.6 for men and 29.1 for women; a touch younger 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.
McEnaney literacy in 1911
Of the McEnaneys whose literacy was recorded, 77.2% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 18.6% 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.
McEnaney common first names
The most common male names were James (20), Patrick, John, Owen and Bernard. For women it was Mary (24), followed by Catherine, Annie, Bridget and Anne.
McEnaney occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McEnaney's census form was "Scholar"; 20.4% (62) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.7%), farm labourer (4.3%), general labourer (3.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 24% of all McEnaneys, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is McEnaney?
McEnaneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them.
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McEnaney statistics (1911)
Number: 304
Rank: 1,896
Average Age: 28
McEnaney in the USA (2020)
Number: 824
Rank: 30,365
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
