McFarland family name history and map
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McFarland in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,528 people named McFarland in Ireland, about 0.035% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 568th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 773 men and 754 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McFarland in Ireland
Tyrone was McFarland country: 43.3% of them (661 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (387), Derry (122), Fermanagh (104) and Down (75).
McFarland average age in 1911
The average McFarland in 1911 was 31.2 years old, 30.2 for men and 32.3 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.
McFarland literacy in 1911
Of the McFarlands whose literacy was recorded, 80.3% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 14.9% 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.
McFarland common first names
The most common male names were John (85), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (62), followed by Jane, Annie, Elizabeth and Maggie.
McFarland occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McFarland's census form was "Scholar"; 19.4% (296) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (16.4%), farm labourer (4.7%), general labourer (4.5%) and textile worker (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.5% of all McFarlands, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is McFarland?
The largest religious group among McFarlands was Anglican, at 46.1%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (37%), Roman Catholic (7%), Methodist (5.6%) and Unitarian (1.6%).
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McFarland statistics (1911)
Number: 1,528
Rank: 568
Average Age: 31
McFarlandin the USA (2020)
Number: 39,411
Rank: 858
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
