McGonigle family name history and map
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McGonigle in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 482 people named McGonigle in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,100 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 243 men and 239 women.
Counties with McGonigle in Ireland
Donegal was McGonigle country: 49.4% of them (238 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (150), Tyrone (52), Antrim (13) and Leitrim (12).
McGonigle average age in 1911
The average McGonigle in 1911 was 31.3 years old, 31.5 for men and 31.1 for women; slightly older than 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.
McGonigle literacy in 1911
Of the McGonigles whose literacy was recorded, 73.4% could both read and write, 7.4% could read but not write, and 19.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.4% reading and writing against 70.4% 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.
McGonigle common first names
The most common male names were John (39), James, Michael, Patrick and William. For women it was Mary (25), followed by Annie, Margaret, Sarah and Susan.
McGonigle occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McGonigles was farmer, 19.9% of them (96 people). Next came scholar / student (17.8%), farm labourer (5.8%), general labourer (3.5%) and seamstress (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 25.7% of all McGonigles, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McGonigle?
McGonigles were predominantly Roman Catholic (75.7%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (14.7%), Presbyterian (8.7%) and Methodist (0.8%).
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McGonigle statistics (1911)
Number: 482
Rank: 1,383
Average Age: 31
McGonigle in the USA (2020)
Number: 2,109
Rank: 13,747
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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