McNaught family name history and map
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McNaught in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 88 people named McNaught in Ireland; roughly one in every 50,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more men than women recorded: 51 men to 37 women.
Counties with McNaught in Ireland
Derry was McNaught country: 38.6% of them (34 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (27), Antrim (15), Down (10) and Dublin (2).
McNaught average age in 1911
The average McNaught in 1911 was 31.6 years old, 28.4 for men and 35.9 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.
McNaught literacy in 1911
Of the McNaughts whose literacy was recorded, 74.1% could both read and write, 3.5% could read but not write, and 22.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 75% reading and writing against 73% 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.
McNaught common first names
The most common male names were William (6), David, John, James and Patrick. For women it was Annie (4), followed by Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary and Maggie.
McNaught occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McNaught's census form was "Scholar"; 13.6% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (12.5%), farm labourer (4.5%), metal worker / engineer (4.5%) and farmer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, general labourers accounted for 12.5% of all McNaughts, followed by agriculture, textiles & clothing and transport.
What religion is McNaught?
Most McNaughts, 50%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (36.4%) and Anglican (13.6%).
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McNaught statistics (1911)
Number: 88
Rank: 4,179
Average Age: 32
McNaught in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,020
Rank: 25,404
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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