McKelvey family name history and map
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McKelvey in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 836 people named McKelvey in Ireland; roughly one in every 5,300 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 400 men and 435 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with McKelvey in Ireland
Antrim was McKelvey country: 27.9% of them (233 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (213), Down (209), Tyrone (74) and Derry (52).
McKelvey average age in 1911
The average McKelvey in 1911 was 31.1 years old, 29.5 for men and 32.5 for women; slightly 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.
McKelvey literacy in 1911
Of the McKelveys whose literacy was recorded, 73.8% could both read and write, 6.6% could read but not write, and 19.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75.6% reading and writing against 71.9% 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.
McKelvey common first names
The most common male names were John (53), James, William, Robert and Patrick. For women it was Mary (41), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Margaret and Sarah.
McKelvey occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McKelvey's census form was "Scholar"; 20.9% (175) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.2%), farm labourer (4.1%), textile worker (4.1%) and domestic servant (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 19.4% of all McKelveys, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and building & construction.
What religion is McKelvey?
The largest religious group among McKelveys was Presbyterian, at 35.8%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (32.3%), Anglican (24.5%), Methodist (2.8%) and Plymouth Brethren (1%).
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McKelvey statistics (1911)
Number: 836
Rank: 908
Average Age: 31
McKelvey in the USA (2020)
Number: 6,844
Rank: 4,973
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.