McQuaid family name history and map
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McQuaid in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 887 people named McQuaid in Ireland; roughly one in every 4,900 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 450 men and 437 women.
Counties with McQuaid in Ireland
Monaghan was McQuaid country: 28% of them (248 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Tyrone (208), Fermanagh (123), Antrim (56) and Armagh (54).
McQuaid average age in 1911
The average McQuaid in 1911 was 30.6 years old, 30.2 for men and 31.1 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.
McQuaid literacy in 1911
Of the McQuaids whose literacy was recorded, 72.5% could both read and write, 4.3% could read but not write, and 23.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 75.8% reading and writing against 69.5% 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.
McQuaid common first names
The most common male names were John (62), James, Patrick, Thomas and William. For women it was Mary (68), followed by Catherine, Annie, Bridget and Margaret.
McQuaid occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McQuaids was farmer, 22.3% of them (198 people). Next came scholar / student (16.2%), farm labourer (3.5%), general labourer (3.4%) and domestic servant (2.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 26% of all McQuaids, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McQuaid?
McQuaids were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (2.5%), Unitarian (0.9%), Methodist (0.3%) and Presbyterian (0.2%).
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McQuaid statistics (1911)
Number: 887
Rank: 867
Average Age: 31
McQuaidin the USA (2020)
Number: 2,461
Rank: 12,093
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
