McK family name history and map
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McK in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 746 people named McK in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,900 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 430 men to 301 women. (A small number, 15, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McK in Ireland
Antrim was McK country: 28.4% of them (212 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (96), Dublin (91), Derry (40) and Cork (31).
McK average age in 1911
The average McK in 1911 was 36.1 years old, 36.2 for men and 36.3 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.
McK literacy in 1911
Of the McKs whose literacy was recorded, 77.8% could both read and write, 5.7% could read but not write, and 16.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 83.2% reading and writing against 69.6% 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.
McK common first names
The most common male names were J (80), P, A, William and T. For women it was M (58), followed by E, A, J and Mary.
McK occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McKs was general labourer, 16.1% of them (120 people). Next came scholar / student (11.4%), farmer (10.6%), domestic servant (5.5%) and textile worker (5%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 16.1% of all McKs, followed by agriculture, domestic service and textiles & clothing.
What religion is McK?
Most McKs, 55.8%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (20.9%), Anglican (19%), Methodist (1.1%) and Baptist (0.8%).
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McK statistics (1911)
Number: 746
Rank: 986
Average Age: 36
McK in 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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