McGall family name history and map
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McGall in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 85 people named McGall in Ireland; roughly one in every 52,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 48 men to 36 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McGall in Ireland
Derry was McGall country: 40% of them (34 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (29), Armagh (14), Down (7) and Tyrone (1).
McGall average age in 1911
The average McGall in 1911 was 36.4 years old, 36.4 for men and 36.5 for women; noticeably 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.
McGall literacy in 1911
Of the McGalls whose literacy was recorded, 65.9% could both read and write, 17.1% could read but not write, and 17.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 67.6% reading and writing against 64.6% 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.
McGall common first names
The most common male names were James (10), John, Thomas, William and David. For women it was Elizabeth (5), followed by Annie, Mary Ann, Sarah and Edith.
McGall occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGall's census form was "Scholar"; 21.2% (18) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.8%), farm labourer (10.6%), blacksmith / smith (8.2%) and general labourer (4.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.4% of all McGalls, followed by metal & engineering, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McGall?
Most McGalls, 57.6%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (20%), Roman Catholic (20%) and Methodist (1.2%).
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McGall statistics (1911)
Number: 85
Rank: 4,270
Average Age: 36
McGall in the USA (2020)
Number: 118
Rank: 143,511
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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