McGill family name history and map
No data was found
No data was found
McGill in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 979 people named McGill in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 455 men and 522 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McGill in Ireland
Donegal was McGill country: 37.3% of them (365 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (199), Derry (98), Tyrone (57) and Armagh (56).
McGill average age in 1911
The average McGill in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 29.8 for men and 30.7 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.
McGill literacy in 1911
Of the McGills whose literacy was recorded, 68.8% could both read and write, 4.2% could read but not write, and 27% 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.
McGill common first names
The most common male names were John (64), James, Patrick, William and Thomas. For women it was Mary (87), followed by Bridget, Annie, Catherine and Maggie.
McGill occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McGills was farmer, 18.1% of them (177 people). Next came scholar / student (17%), textile worker (5.4%), farm labourer (3.3%) and general labourer (3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.6% of all McGills, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McGill?
McGills were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 91.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (4.1%), Presbyterian (3.1%), Baptist (0.2%) and Methodist (0.2%).
Visitor Notes
Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of McGill. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
McGill statistics (1911)
Number: 979
Rank: 804
Average Age: 30
McGill in the USA (2020)
Number: 26,057
Rank: 1,326
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.