McGuffin family name history
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McGuffin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 131 people named McGuffin in Ireland; roughly one in every 34,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 63 men and 67 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McGuffin in Ireland
Down was McGuffin country: 42% of them (55 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (35), Tyrone (28), Louth (8) and Limerick (4).
McGuffin average age in 1911
The average McGuffin in 1911 was 29.1 years old, 28.1 for men and 30.1 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.
McGuffin literacy in 1911
Of the McGuffins whose literacy was recorded, 80.2% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 17.6% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 82.5% reading and writing against 77.6% 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.
McGuffin common first names
The most common male names were William (8), George, James, John and Thomas. For women it was Sarah (5), followed by Margaret, Mary, Annie and Letitia.
McGuffin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGuffin's census form was "Scholar"; 19.8% (26) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (9.9%), textile worker (9.2%), metal worker / engineer (3.8%) and tailor (3.1%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 14.5% of all McGuffins, followed by retail & commerce, metal & engineering and agriculture.
What religion is McGuffin?
The largest religious group among McGuffins was Methodist, at 37.4%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (35.1%), Presbyterian (19.1%), Salvation Army (5.3%) and Protestant (3.1%).
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McGuffin statistics (1911)
Number: 131
Rank: 3,267
Average Age: 29
McGuffinin the USA (2020)
Number: 1,905
Rank: 14,912
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
