McTiernan family name history
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McTiernan in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 153 people named McTiernan in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 80 men and 73 women.
Counties with McTiernan in Ireland
The McTiernans were heavily concentrated in Leitrim, home to 88.9% of them (136 people). Next came Sligo (11), Offaly (3), Down (1) and Fermanagh (1).
McTiernan average age in 1911
The average McTiernan in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 29.0 for men and 27.8 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.
McTiernan literacy in 1911
Of the McTiernans whose literacy was recorded, 80.4% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 16.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 83.6% reading and writing against 77.5% 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.
McTiernan common first names
The most common male names were Patrick (16), James, John, Martin and Michael. For women it was Mary (16), followed by Bridget, Annie, Mary Anne and Ellen.
McTiernan occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McTiernan's census form was "Scholar"; 24.8% (38) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (24.2%), general labourer (4.6%), domestic servant (2.6%) and farm labourer (2.6%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.5% of all McTiernans, followed by general labourers, domestic service and retail & commerce.
What religion is McTiernan?
McTiernans were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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McTiernan statistics (1911)
Number: 153
Rank: 2,966
Average Age: 29
McTiernanin the USA (2020)
Number: 537
Rank: 43,339
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
