Mescal family name history and map
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Mescal in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 68 people named Mescal in Ireland; roughly one in every 65,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 37 women to 30 men. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Mescal in Ireland
The Mescals were heavily concentrated in Clare, home to 69.1% of them (47 people). Next came Cork (11), Limerick (8) and Offaly (2).
Mescal average age in 1911
The average Mescal in 1911 was 33.8 years old, 30.6 for men and 36.4 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.
Mescal literacy in 1911
Of the Mescals whose literacy was recorded, 92.4% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 7.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 97.2% reading and writing against 86.2% 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.
Mescal common first names
The most common male names were Daniel (3), Michael, John, Martin and William. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Margaret, Susan, Annie and Catherine.
Mescal occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Mescals was farmer, 25% of them (17 people). Next came scholar / student (20.6%), farm labourer (2.9%), general labourer (2.9%) and clerk / office worker (1.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 27.9% of all Mescals, followed by general labourers, professional and retail & commerce.
What religion is Mescal?
Mescals were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Mescal statistics (1911)
Number: 68
Rank: 4,837
Average Age: 34
Mescal in the USA (2020)
Number: 148
Rank: 122,574
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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