O'Carroll family name history and map
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O'Carroll in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 570 people named O'Carroll in Ireland; roughly one in every 7,700 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 280 men and 288 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with O'Carroll in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of O'Carrolls, 24.7% (141 people). Next came Kerry (116), Limerick (59), Cork (41) and Kilkenny (37).
O'Carroll average age in 1911
The average O'Carroll in 1911 was 26.6 years old, 26.7 for men and 26.4 for women; noticeably 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.
O'Carroll literacy in 1911
Of the O'Carrolls whose literacy was recorded, 87.2% could both read and write, 1.6% could read but not write, and 11.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 89.5% reading and writing against 84.8% 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.
O'Carroll common first names
The most common male names were John (23), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (43), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Annie and Elizabeth.
O'Carroll occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an O'Carroll's census form was "Scholar"; 26% (148) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.4%), farm labourer (2.6%) and domestic servant (2.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 9.6% of all O'Carrolls, followed by retail & commerce, professional and domestic service.
What religion is O'Carroll?
O'Carrolls were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.8% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (0.2%).
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O'Carroll statistics (1911)
Number: 570
Rank: 1,213
Average Age: 27
O'Carroll in the USA (2020)
Number: 686
Rank: 35,343
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.