McIlreavy family name history and map
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McIlreavy in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 73 people named McIlreavy in Ireland; roughly one in every 60,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 36 men and 37 women.
Counties with McIlreavy in Ireland
The McIlreavys were heavily concentrated in Derry, home to 54.8% of them (40 people). Next came Antrim (33).
McIlreavy average age in 1911
The average McIlreavy in 1911 was 19.5 years old, 18.9 for men and 20.1 for women; noticeably 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.
McIlreavy literacy in 1911
Of the McIlreavys whose literacy was recorded, 73.2% could both read and write, 9.9% could read but not write, and 16.9% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 82.9% reading and writing against 63.9% 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.
McIlreavy common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Robert, Alexander, Andrew and Charles. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Eliza Wilson and Isabella.
McIlreavy occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McIlreavy's census form was "Scholar"; 28.8% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were domestic servant (11%), farm labourer (11%), farmer (4.1%) and general labourer (4.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 15.1% of all McIlreavys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and food & drink.
What religion is McIlreavy?
McIlreavys were overwhelmingly Presbyterian, 100% of them.
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McIlreavy statistics (1911)
Number: 73
Rank: 4,636
Average Age: 20
McIlreavy in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
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