McKendrick family name history and map
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McKendrick in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 72 people named McKendrick in Ireland; roughly one in every 61,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 41 women to 31 men.
Counties with McKendrick in Ireland
Donegal was McKendrick country: 25% of them (18 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (16), Antrim (13), Derry (10) and Galway (7).
McKendrick average age in 1911
The average McKendrick in 1911 was 27.4 years old, 26.3 for men and 28.2 for women; a touch 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.
McKendrick literacy in 1911
Of the McKendricks whose literacy was recorded, 88.4% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 8.7% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 93.1% reading and writing against 85% 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.
McKendrick common first names
The most common male names were James (6), John, Hugh, Andrew and Thomas. For women it was Bridget (4), followed by Mary, Annie, Barbara and Ellen.
McKendrick occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McKendrick's census form was "Scholar"; 26.4% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (8.3%), seamstress (6.9%), general labourer (5.6%) and publican / hotel worker (4.2%). Grouped by sector, retail & commerce accounted for 15.3% of all McKendricks, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and agriculture.
What religion is McKendrick?
Most McKendricks, 69.4%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (16.7%) and Anglican (12.5%).
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McKendrick statistics (1911)
Number: 72
Rank: 4,678
Average Age: 27
McKendrick in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,120
Rank: 23,402
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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