McGawley family name history and map
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McGawley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 81 people named McGawley in Ireland; roughly one in every 54,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 44 men and 37 women.
Counties with McGawley in Ireland
Roscommon was McGawley country: 32.1% of them (26 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Galway (24), Mayo (8), Westmeath (7) and Antrim (6).
McGawley average age in 1911
The average McGawley in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 27.6 for men and 32.6 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.
McGawley literacy in 1911
Of the McGawleys whose literacy was recorded, 65.8% could both read and write, 6.3% could read but not write, and 27.8% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 72.1% reading and writing against 58.3% 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.
McGawley common first names
The most common male names were Thomas (7), John, Patrick, Joseph and Michael. For women it was Bridget (8), followed by Anne, Margaret, Mary and Catherine.
McGawley occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McGawleys was farmer, 23.5% of them (19 people). Next came scholar / student (22.2%), general labourer (4.9%), domestic servant (3.7%) and farm labourer (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.2% of all McGawleys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McGawley?
McGawleys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.5%).
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McGawley statistics (1911)
Number: 81
Rank: 4,376
Average Age: 30
McGawleyin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
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