McNaughton family name history and map
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McNaughton in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 194 people named McNaughton in Ireland; roughly one in every 23,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 92 men and 102 women.
Counties with McNaughton in Ireland
Antrim was McNaughton country: 46.4% of them (90 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (33), Armagh (14), Down (14) and Limerick (12).
McNaughton average age in 1911
The average McNaughton in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 28.8 for men and 27.9 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.
McNaughton literacy in 1911
Of the McNaughtons whose literacy was recorded, 81.1% could both read and write, 5.9% could read but not write, and 13% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 85.6% reading and writing against 76.1% 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.
McNaughton common first names
The most common male names were John (12), James, Thomas, Francis and Norman. For women it was Mary (17), followed by Catherine, Rose, Elizabeth and Maggie.
McNaughton occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McNaughton's census form was "Scholar"; 25.3% (49) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.9%), no occupation / dependent (3.6%), other maker / factory worker (3.1%) and clerk / office worker (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 12.9% of all McNaughtons, followed by manufacturing & trades, no occupation / dependent and retail & commerce.
What religion is McNaughton?
Most McNaughtons, 61.3%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (17.5%), Anglican (14.9%) and Congregationalist (6.2%).
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McNaughton statistics (1911)
Number: 194
Rank: 2,550
Average Age: 28
McNaughtonin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,258
Rank: 7,529
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
