McKegney family name history and map
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McKegney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 54 people named McKegney in Ireland; roughly one in every 81,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 32 men to 22 women.
Counties with McKegney in Ireland
Tyrone was McKegney country: 37% of them (20 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Derry (14), Fermanagh (9), Down (8) and Donegal (1).
McKegney average age in 1911
The average McKegney in 1911 was 34.6 years old, 32.1 for men and 38.3 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.
McKegney literacy in 1911
Of the McKegneys whose literacy was recorded, 83% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 15.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 90.9% reading and writing against 77.4% 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.
McKegney common first names
The most common male names were James (4), John, Archie, Bernard and Charles. For women it was Mary (4), followed by Ellen, Cathrine, Elizabeth and Sarah.
McKegney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McKegneys was farmer, 18.5% of them (10 people). Next came scholar / student (18.5%), farm labourer (11.1%), knitter / lace worker (5.6%) and retired / pensioner (3.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 31.5% of all McKegneys, followed by domestic service, textiles & clothing and retired & pensioners.
What religion is McKegney?
McKegneys were predominantly Roman Catholic (74.1%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (18.5%) and Presbyterian (7.4%).
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McKegney statistics (1911)
Number: 54
Rank: 5,519
Average Age: 35
McKegney 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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