McGraw family name history and map
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McGraw in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 57 people named McGraw in Ireland; roughly one in every 77,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 33 men to 24 women.
Counties with McGraw in Ireland
The McGraws were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 77.2% of them (44 people). Next came Antrim (6), Derry (4), Tyrone (2) and Donegal (1).
McGraw average age in 1911
The average McGraw in 1911 was 35.7 years old, 35.5 for men and 35.9 for women; noticeably 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.
McGraw literacy in 1911
Of the McGraws whose literacy was recorded, 80.7% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 14% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 95.8% reading and writing against 69.7% of men. 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.
McGraw common first names
The most common male names were John (9), Patrick, Robert, Edward and Hugh. For women it was Isabella (3), followed by Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth and Maggie.
McGraw occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGraw's census form was "Scholar"; 17.5% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.8%), farm labourer (7%), domestic servant (5.3%) and general labourer (5.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 22.8% of all McGraws, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and general labourers.
What religion is McGraw?
Most McGraws, 61.4%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (28.1%), Unitarian (7%) and Anglican (3.5%).
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McGraw statistics (1911)
Number: 57
Rank: 5,337
Average Age: 36
McGrawin the USA (2020)
Number: 20,444
Rank: 1,717
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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