McTeague family name history
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McTeague in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 118 people named McTeague in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 58 men and 60 women.
Counties with McTeague in Ireland
Donegal was McTeague country: 43.2% of them (51 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Fermanagh (16), Derry (14), Leitrim (11) and Cavan (10).
McTeague average age in 1911
The average McTeague in 1911 was 32.8 years old, 31.7 for men and 33.9 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.
McTeague literacy in 1911
Of the McTeagues whose literacy was recorded, 65.3% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 32.2% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 68.3% reading and writing against 62.1% 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.
McTeague common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (7), Hugh, James, John and Peter. For women it was Bridget (6), followed by Catherine, Mary, Annie and Ellen.
McTeague occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McTeagues was farmer, 26.3% of them (31 people). Next came scholar / student (21.2%), textile worker (4.2%), farm labourer (3.4%) and seamstress (2.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 29.7% of all McTeagues, followed by textiles & clothing, domestic service and general labourers.
What religion is McTeague?
McTeagues were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 97.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Unitarian (2.5%).
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McTeague statistics (1911)
118 in Ireland
3,483 most common surname in Ireland
33 average age
McTeaguein the USA (2020)
316 in USA (2020)
67,362 rank in USA (2020)
