The Mac Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Mac family.

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The Mac Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Mac
1841 Census 30
1851 Census 50
1861 Census 89
1871 Census 59
1891 Census 53

Most Frequent Forenames for the Mac Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARY Mac 4 8 11 14 5
THOMAS Mac 2 3 4 3 2
JAMES Mac 2 3 4 2 0
ANN Mac 1 4 4 1 0
ADA Mac 0 0 0 0 1
ADA C Mac 0 0 0 0 1
ADA J Mac 0 0 0 0 1
ANNIE Mac 0 0 1 0 1
ARCHLANS F Mac 0 0 0 0 1
DANIEL Mac 0 0 0 2 1
EDWIN Mac 0 0 0 0 1
ELEANOR Mac 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZA Mac 1 2 0 1 1
ELIZABETH Mac 2 0 6 0 2
EMMA Mac 0 0 0 0 1
FRANCES Mac 0 0 0 0 2
FRANCIS Mac 0 0 0 0 1
GEORGINA Mac 0 0 0 0 1
HANNAH Mac 1 0 0 0 1
HENRY Mac 0 1 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Mac

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Mac (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Mac family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


Encouraging the Wool Trade
In 1678 an act was passed making it compulsory for all corpses to be buried in a shroud made of wool only. This was to encourage the wool trade.

 

Possible Pitfalls in Using the Census
Many people don't realise that the census page images we see are actually transcripts of the household census forms, the details were copied into the books by the enumerators.

 

The Manless Homes of England
Acknowledging the void left in England after numerous men went to fight in World War I, and the changes in the lives of women.

 

2005 BMD Data Now Available
The 2005 Births, Marriages and Deaths index has been added to TheGenealogist.co.uk - this is the latest data to be released by the GRO.