McMeekan family name history and map
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McMeekan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 76 people named McMeekan in Ireland; roughly one in every 58,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 38 men and 38 women.
Counties with McMeekan in Ireland
Antrim was McMeekan country: 48.7% of them (37 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (33) and Monaghan (6).
McMeekan average age in 1911
The average McMeekan in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 28.4 for men and 32.1 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
McMeekan literacy in 1911
Of the McMeekans whose literacy was recorded, 87.8% could both read and write, 4.1% could read but not write, and 8.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 89.2% reading and writing against 86.5% 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.
McMeekan common first names
The most common male names were Joseph (5), John, William, James and John W. For women it was Maggie (4), followed by Margaret, Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth.
McMeekan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McMeekan's census form was "Scholar"; 26.3% (20) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were painter / decorator (6.6%), clerk / office worker (3.9%), mason / bricklayer (3.9%) and seamstress (3.9%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 11.8% of all McMeekans, followed by textiles & clothing, clerical & administration and retail & commerce.
What religion is McMeekan?
The largest religious group among McMeekans was Anglican, at 36.8%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (35.5%), Congregationalist (15.8%), Methodist (7.9%) and Unitarian (3.9%).
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McMeekan statistics (1911)
Number: 76
Rank: 4,540
Average Age: 30
McMeekan in the USA (2020)
Number: 192
Rank: 100,469
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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