McPeake family name history and map
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McPeake in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 260 people named McPeake in Ireland; roughly one in every 17,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 117 men and 143 women.
Counties with McPeake in Ireland
Derry was McPeake country: 44.6% of them (116 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Antrim (71), Down (33), Tyrone (18) and Donegal (9).
McPeake average age in 1911
The average McPeake in 1911 was 30.4 years old, 26.6 for men and 33.6 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.
McPeake literacy in 1911
Of the McPeakes whose literacy was recorded, 60.5% could both read and write, 7.3% could read but not write, and 32.3% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.
McPeake common first names
The most common male names were John (14), James, Robert, Edward and Michael. For women it was Mary (14), followed by Catherine, Margaret, Jane and Sarah.
McPeake occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McPeake's census form was "Scholar"; 17.7% (46) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.5%), textile worker (7.7%), farm labourer (5%) and seamstress (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.2% of all McPeakes, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McPeake?
McPeakes were predominantly Roman Catholic (88.1%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (7.7%), Anglican (3.1%) and Methodist (1.2%).
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McPeake statistics (1911)
Number: 260
Rank: 2,108
Average Age: 30
McPeakein the USA (2020)
Number: 509
Rank: 45,303
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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