McWeeney family name history and map
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McWeeney in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 199 people named McWeeney in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 100 men and 99 women.
Counties with McWeeney in Ireland
The McWeeneys were heavily concentrated in Leitrim, home to 83.9% of them (167 people). Next came Longford (11), Roscommon (10), Dublin (7) and Sligo (3).
McWeeney average age in 1911
The average McWeeney in 1911 was 33.2 years old, 31.8 for men and 34.6 for women; noticeably 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.
McWeeney literacy in 1911
Of the McWeeneys whose literacy was recorded, 76.5% could both read and write, 5.6% could read but not write, and 17.3% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 78.6% reading and writing against 74.5% of 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.
McWeeney common first names
The most common male names were John (18), Patrick, James, William and Michael. For women it was Bridget (14), followed by Mary, Mary Anne, Ellen and Anne.
McWeeney occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among McWeeneys was farmer, 31.2% of them (62 people). Next came scholar / student (21.1%), general labourer (2.5%), farm labourer (2%) and retired / pensioner (2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 33.2% of all McWeeneys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retired & pensioners.
What religion is McWeeney?
McWeeneys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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McWeeney statistics (1911)
Number: 199
Rank: 2,523
Average Age: 33
McWeeney in the USA (2020)
Number: 457
Rank: 49,659
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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