McEntee family name history and map
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McEntee in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 831 people named McEntee in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 413 men and 415 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McEntee in Ireland
Cavan was McEntee country: 34.1% of them (283 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Monaghan (279), Dublin (81), Louth (55) and Meath (53).
McEntee average age in 1911
The average McEntee in 1911 was 30.9 years old, 30.0 for men and 31.8 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.
McEntee literacy in 1911
Of the McEntees whose literacy was recorded, 77.5% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 16.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 79.1% reading and writing against 76.2% 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.
McEntee common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (65), John, James, Michael and Peter. For women it was Mary (54), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Mary Anne and Catherine.
McEntee occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McEntees was farmer, 19.6% of them (163 people). Next came scholar / student (19.3%), farm labourer (5.3%), general labourer (2.9%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.6% of all McEntees, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and retail & commerce.
What religion is McEntee?
McEntees were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.8% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.6%).
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McEntee statistics (1911)
Number: 831
Rank: 910
Average Age: 31
McEntee in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,490
Rank: 11,985
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.