McGeever family name history and map
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McGeever in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 318 people named McGeever in Ireland; roughly one in every 14,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 162 men and 156 women.
Counties with McGeever in Ireland
Donegal was McGeever country: 48.4% of them (154 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Mayo (134), Leitrim (14), Fermanagh (6) and Roscommon (6).
McGeever average age in 1911
The average McGeever in 1911 was 31.0 years old, 32.3 for men and 29.6 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.
McGeever literacy in 1911
Of the McGeevers whose literacy was recorded, 51.1% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 44.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 52.9% reading and writing against 49.4% 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.
McGeever common first names
The most common male names were James (24), John, Patrick, Michael and Charles. For women it was Mary (42), followed by Bridget, Ellen, Catherine and Kate.
McGeever occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McGeevers was farmer, 30.8% of them (98 people). Next came scholar / student (18.9%), domestic servant (2.8%), farm labourer (2.8%) and seamstress (1.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.6% of all McGeevers, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is McGeever?
McGeevers were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 99.7% of them.
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McGeever statistics (1911)
Number: 318
Rank: 1,838
Average Age: 31
McGeeverin the USA (2020)
Number: 472
Rank: 48,348
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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