McGlinchey family name history and map
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McGlinchey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 702 people named McGlinchey in Ireland; roughly one in every 6,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 342 men and 360 women.
Counties with McGlinchey in Ireland
Donegal was McGlinchey country: 43.3% of them (304 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (188), Tyrone (185), Dublin (8) and Antrim (7).
McGlinchey average age in 1911
The average McGlinchey in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 30.6 for men and 29.0 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.
McGlinchey literacy in 1911
Of the McGlincheys whose literacy was recorded, 70.6% could both read and write, 6.5% could read but not write, and 22.9% 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.
McGlinchey common first names
The most common male names were James (45), John, Patrick, Edward and William. For women it was Mary (44), followed by Bridget, Annie, Maggie and Catherine.
McGlinchey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGlinchey's census form was "Scholar"; 20.2% (142) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (19.7%), farm labourer (5.6%), seamstress (3.4%) and domestic servant (2.4%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.2% of all McGlincheys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McGlinchey?
McGlincheys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2%).
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McGlinchey statistics (1911)
Number: 702
Rank: 1,030
Average Age: 30
McGlincheyin the USA (2020)
Number: 873
Rank: 28,958
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
