McEwen family name history and map
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McEwen in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 97 people named McEwen in Ireland; roughly one in every 45,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 45 women.
Counties with McEwen in Ireland
Antrim was McEwen country: 38.1% of them (37 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (31), Dublin (14), Armagh (7) and Monaghan (7).
McEwen average age in 1911
The average McEwen in 1911 was 29.7 years old, 26.9 for men and 33.0 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.
McEwen literacy in 1911
Of the McEwens whose literacy was recorded, 80.9% could both read and write, 1.1% could read but not write, and 18.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 90.9% reading and writing against 72% 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.
McEwen common first names
The most common male names were William (10), James, John, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Agnes, Annie, Ellen and Isabella.
McEwen occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McEwen's census form was "Scholar"; 20.6% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (14.4%), metal worker / engineer (4.1%), textile worker (3.1%) and blacksmith / smith (2.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.5% of all McEwens, followed by metal & engineering, textiles & clothing and building & construction.
What religion is McEwen?
McEwens were predominantly Presbyterian (76.3%). The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (10.3%), Anglican (7.2%), Baptist (2.1%) and Methodist (2.1%).
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McEwen statistics (1911)
Number: 97
Rank: 3,928
Average Age: 30
McEwenin the USA (2020)
Number: 7,365
Rank: 4,672
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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