McEwan family name history and map
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McEwan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 74 people named McEwan in Ireland; roughly one in every 59,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 34 men and 40 women.
Counties and map with McEwan in Ireland
Antrim was McEwan country: 47.3% of them (35 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Cork (10), Dublin (10), Down (9) and Monaghan (2).
McEwan average age in 1911
The average McEwan in 1911 was 26.1 years old, 26.2 for men and 26.0 for women; noticeably 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.
McEwan literacy in 1911
Of the McEwans whose literacy was recorded, 82.4% could both read and write, 6.8% could read but not write, and 10.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85% reading and writing against 79.4% 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.
McEwan common first names
The most common male names were James (4), John, Alexander, Gavin and Alexander Norman. For women it was Elizabeth (3), followed by Sarah, Annie, Maggie and Margaret.
McEwan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McEwan's census form was "Scholar"; 28.4% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were metal worker / engineer (6.8%), general labourer (5.4%), textile worker (5.4%) and seamstress (4.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 10.8% of all McEwans, followed by metal & engineering, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is McEwan?
The largest religious group among McEwans was Presbyterian, at 36.5%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (25.7%), Roman Catholic (23%), Baptist (12.2%) and No Religion (2.7%).
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McEwan statistics (1911)
Number: 74
Rank: 4,607
Average Age: 26
McEwan in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,661
Rank: 11,334
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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