McGimpsey family name history and map
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McGimpsey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 233 people named McGimpsey in Ireland; roughly one in every 19,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 107 men and 125 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McGimpsey in Ireland
The McGimpseys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 94.4% of them (220 people). Next came Antrim (10), Tyrone (2) and Dublin (1).
McGimpsey average age in 1911
The average McGimpsey in 1911 was 29.9 years old, 29.8 for men and 30.0 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.
McGimpsey literacy in 1911
Of the McGimpseys whose literacy was recorded, 90% could both read and write, 1.3% could read but not write, and 8.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 94.3% reading and writing against 86.2% 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.
McGimpsey common first names
The most common male names were Robert (14), James, John, William and Hugh. For women it was Mary (8), followed by Agnes, Jane, Sarah and Margaret.
McGimpsey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGimpsey's census form was "Scholar"; 15.9% (37) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13.3%), farm labourer (5.2%), blacksmith / smith (4.3%) and seamstress (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 20.6% of all McGimpseys, followed by textiles & clothing, metal & engineering and clerical & administration.
What religion is McGimpsey?
McGimpseys were predominantly Presbyterian (81.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (12%), Plymouth Brethren (3.9%), Methodist (2.1%) and Unitarian (0.4%).
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McGimpsey statistics (1911)
Number: 233
Rank: 2,287
Average Age: 30
McGimpsey in the USA (2020)
Number: 252
Rank: 81,047
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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