McEneany family name history and map
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McEneany in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 196 people named McEneany in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 103 men and 93 women.
Counties with McEneany in Ireland
The McEneanys were heavily concentrated in Monaghan, home to 57.1% of them (112 people). Next came Louth (45), Cavan (24), Dublin (10) and Armagh (3).
McEneany average age in 1911
The average McEneany in 1911 was 32.5 years old, 32.0 for men and 33.1 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.
McEneany literacy in 1911
Of the McEneanys whose literacy was recorded, 79.1% could both read and write, 4.9% could read but not write, and 15.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 80.7% reading and writing against 77.7% of men. 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.
McEneany common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (28), James, Peter, Bernard and Michael. For women it was Mary (13), followed by Bridget, Anne, Catherine and Annie.
McEneany occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McEneanys was farmer, 21.4% of them (42 people). Next came scholar / student (19.9%), farm labourer (4.1%), domestic servant (3.1%) and general labourer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26.5% of all McEneanys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is McEneany?
McEneanys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99% of them.
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McEneany statistics (1911)
Number: 196
Rank: 2,540
Average Age: 33
McEneany in the USA (2020)
Number: 161
Rank: 115,151
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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