McGuirk family name history and map
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McGuirk in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 802 people named McGuirk in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,500 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 385 men and 414 women. (A small number, 3, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McGuirk in Ireland
Dublin was McGuirk country: 40% of them (321 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Louth (95), Monaghan (71), Wicklow (59) and Antrim (47).
McGuirk average age in 1911
The average McGuirk in 1911 was 29.8 years old, 28.5 for men and 30.9 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.
McGuirk literacy in 1911
Of the McGuirks whose literacy was recorded, 80.5% could both read and write, 5.9% could read but not write, and 13.6% 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.
McGuirk common first names
The most common male names were James (58), Patrick, John, Thomas and Edward. For women it was Mary (67), followed by Catherine, Margaret, Bridget and Anne.
McGuirk occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McGuirk's census form was "Scholar"; 17.7% (142) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (7.1%), farmer (5%), farm labourer (4%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.2% of all McGuirks, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is McGuirk?
McGuirks were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (1.4%), Plymouth Brethren (0.7%) and Non-Conformist (0.5%).
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McGuirk statistics (1911)
Number: 802
Rank: 937
Average Age: 30
McGuirkin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,276
Rank: 12,910
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
