Graham family name history and map

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Graham in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 8,717 people named Graham in Ireland, about 0.199% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 67th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 4,247 men and 4,461 women. (A small number, 9, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with Graham in Ireland

Antrim was Graham country: 28.6% of them (2,497 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Down (1,731), Dublin (780), Tyrone (532) and Armagh (488).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Graham average age in 1911

The average Graham in 1911 was 28.9 years old, 28.1 for men and 29.6 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.

Graham literacy in 1911

Of the Grahams whose literacy was recorded, 79.8% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 15.7% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and 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.

Graham common first names

The most common male names were John (431), William, James, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (354), followed by Elizabeth, Sarah, Annie and Margaret.

Graham occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Graham's census form was "Scholar"; 19.5% (1,697) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (10.9%), textile worker (4.9%), general labourer (3.7%) and shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.1%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 14.5% of all Grahams, followed by textiles & clothing, retail & commerce and general labourers.

What religion is Graham?

The largest religious group among Grahams was Presbyterian, at 37.6%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.2%), Roman Catholic (21.3%), Methodist (3.9%) and Plymouth Brethren (1.1%).

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Graham statistics (1911)

Number: 8,717
Rank: 67
Average Age: 29

Grahamin the USA (2020)

Number: 194,159
Rank: 123

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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