McGookin family name history and map
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McGookin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 255 people named McGookin in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 118 men and 137 women.
Counties with McGookin in Ireland
The McGookins were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 97.6% of them (249 people). Next came Down (6).
McGookin average age in 1911
The average McGookin in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 29.8 for men and 26.2 for women; a touch younger 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.
McGookin literacy in 1911
Of the McGookins whose literacy was recorded, 84.2% could both read and write, 3.2% could read but not write, and 12.6% 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.
McGookin common first names
The most common male names were James (21), John, William, Thomas and Samuel. For women it was Mary (12), followed by Sarah, Elizabeth, Martha and Maggie.
McGookin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGookin's census form was "Scholar"; 22% (56) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11%), textile worker (8.2%), general labourer (3.5%) and no occupation / dependent (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 11.4% of all McGookins, followed by textiles & clothing, transport and general labourers.
What religion is McGookin?
Most McGookins, 58.8%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (23.9%), Roman Catholic (7.1%), Methodist (5.9%) and Congregationalist (2%).
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McGookin statistics (1911)
Number: 255
Rank: 2,140
Average Age: 28
McGookinin the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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